How to Use apathy in a Sentence

apathy

noun

• People have shown a surprising apathy toward these problems.
• People have shown surprising apathy toward these important social problems.
• But apathy is still rooted in an acceptance of white supremacy; denial is a direct repudiation of the truth.
  — Rachel Withers, Slate Magazine, 24 Aug. 2017
• His jester grin, easily mistaken for a sign of apathy, is actually the opposite.
  — Lee Jenkins, SI.com, 19 Sep. 2017
• Ranging from apathy to disgust and celebration, here's a snapshot of how the world feels today in the wake of Simpson's parole hearing.
  — Christina Coleman, Essence.com, 20 July 2017
• But, if Politico is correct, his apathy toward the mission of the department has lapsed into destructive comedy.
  — Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 22 Sep. 2017
• And this is a conflict, with governments, (large segments of) the cancer industry and medical profession, neophobia, and apathy.
  — Paul Sanderson, Fortune, 14 July 2017
• Hers is a truly stunning and elevated performance that’s full of beauty, empathy and rage at her own powerlessness and the greed and apathy spiraling out of control around her.
  — Lindsey Bahr, Detroit Free Press, 14 Sep. 2017
• The Chargers are hemmed in by anger from the south and apathy from the north.
  — Bill Plaschke, sandiegouniontribune.com, 17 Sep. 2017
• That's the problem with a prolonged spell of apathy like the one which has built around the club - after a while, people snap.
  — SI.com, 22 Apr. 2018
• But at what point does even the county’s optimism run aground on the rocks of apathy?
  — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 11 Nov. 2019
• Time for those who had drifted away, in apathy and in anger, to return.
  — Rory Smith, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2018
• The war in Ukraine has, however, threatened to pierce some of that apathy.
  — Christian Edwards, CNN, 14 Mar. 2024
• Avoidance and apathy are keeping them in place, and there’s not much reason to think that will change.
  — Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 29 Feb. 2024
• There was, however, a deep sense of apathy about the appetite for change.
  — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2024
• There was a big concern about apathy among the Democratic base with Biden and the double haters.
  — Marianna Sotomayor, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
• This sense of apathy pervades many in the state, where suicide is the second leading cause of death for people aged 25 to 32.
  — Andrew Keiper, Fox News, 24 June 2018
• Flat affect is the face of lethargy and voice of apathy: no eye rolling, no winking, no smirking.
  — Gina Ryder, Glamour, 4 May 2018
• Their apathy derived, in part, from the passage of time and a lack of proximity.
  — Martin Kuz, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Apr. 2022
• This is not a season that inspires anger or rage, just apathy, which is maybe the worst indictment of all.
  — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 22 Dec. 2023
• The thing about ‘68 that most resonates with our own time period is a lot of voter apathy.
  — Time, 1 Aug. 2023
• So the winners are likely to be small parties (Palmer will vote for the Brexit Party) and apathy.
  — The Economist, 4 Dec. 2019
• Ed Stefanski, for now A lot of times in sports when a team is struggling, the anger in the fan base either boils over or turns to apathy.
  — Jamie Samuelsen, Detroit Free Press, 23 June 2018
• Reactions to the run range from disgust to outrage to amused apathy.
  — Tess Koman, Cosmopolitan, 20 Feb. 2018
• The apathy of the public about the death of local news points toward possible problems in the future.
  — Anthony Hennen, National Review, 26 Oct. 2021
• Sam Greene/The Enquirer Sunday set up as the perfect storm of apathy.
  — Paul Dehner Jr., Cincinnati.com, 25 Dec. 2017
• The only thing worse than Stanford’s on-court performance is the apathy that has come to engulf the program.
  — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2024
• The bank’s shares reacted with apathy, falling a fraction of a percent on a day when most bank stocks rose.
  — Paul J. Davies, WSJ, 11 June 2018
• Yet, not voting can be viewed as a profound statement of apathy for Black Americans, given our painful and difficult history securing a safe and legal right to vote.
  — Suzette Hackney, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024
• Crypto insiders worry that Harris may be taking a similar tack: of appeasement giving way to apathy.
  — Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 3 Nov 2024