Sample Sentences fordisinterested (auto-selected)
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Their long-standing antagonism kept university scientists free of contaminating industry ties, and whenever debate arose about technological matters, disinterested scientists were available to discuss the issues at the highest levels. (source)disinterested = unaffected by self-interest
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As I listened, I felt a strange sensation of distance that bordered on disinterestedness, as if my future with Tyler, this brother I had known and loved all my life, was a film I had already seen and knew the ending of.† (source)
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It lay as it had lain, one loop off the frame, the brass nozzle on the hall floor, the nozzle pointing disinterestedly away from him.† (source)
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It is the foremost concern of Miss Cartwright, as it should be for all those who love my Son disinterestedly, to pray for his restoration to health and the full use of his mental faculties.† (source)
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Your sweetness and disinterestedness are really angelic; I do not know what to say to you.† (source)
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'Where've you been?' he demanded rudely and disinterestedly, without looking up.† (source)
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I tried to make my voice sound as disinterested as possible, but Grandmere ignored my bad attitude.† (source)
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I thought Mr. Jaggers glanced at Joe, as if he considered him a fool for his disinterestedness.† (source)standard suffix: The suffix "-ness" converts an adjective to a noun that means the quality of. This is the same pattern you see in words like darkness, kindness, and coolness.
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What are we going to observe disinterestedly?† (source)
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(From the ironing board, like someone disinterested and old) Don't be so nasty, Bennie† (source)
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Your name is celebrated, your position magnificent; and then the Comte de Morcerf is a soldier, and it is pleasing to see the integrity of a Bayard united to the poverty of a Duguesclin; disinterestedness is the brightest ray in which a noble sword can shine.† (source)
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When evening finally came he lit the lamps and began to page disinterestedly through a book.† (source)
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It's hard to tell how quickly they'll reach the police—the volunteers seem utterly disinterested.† (source)
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And when he pointed out, refusing to respect her pretense at disinterestedness, that he had only two barns built, instead of the fifteen or twenty of a big farmer, and that he could not expect to make thousands, even if the season were good, she brushed this warning aside.† (source)
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The prince coughed, stared disinterestedly at his bloody spittle.† (source)
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Peabody stepped into the glass tube, gave a disinterested glance at the city below as they climbed.† (source)
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