Examples of inattention in a Sentence
Many traffic accidents are the result of driver inattention.
They lost several potential clients through their inattention to detail.
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But this isn’t new: Environmentalists have had a deep legacy of inattention, or agnosticism, to the question of race.
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Jerel Ezell, Time, 22 Apr. 2025
It's thought that morning people act with more awareness because of their tendency to sleep better and have less fatigue or inattention.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Out of about 25 studies, more than half identified a positive association between artificial food coloring intake and behavioral outcomes such as inattention and hyperactivity.
—Allison Aubrey, NPR, 18 Jan. 2025
Some symptoms relate to inattention, and others relate to hyperactivity/impulsivity.
—Rena Goldman, Health, 16 Jan. 2025
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Jerel Ezell, Time, 22 Apr. 2025
It's thought that morning people act with more awareness because of their tendency to sleep better and have less fatigue or inattention.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Out of about 25 studies, more than half identified a positive association between artificial food coloring intake and behavioral outcomes such as inattention and hyperactivity.
—Allison Aubrey, NPR, 18 Jan. 2025
Some symptoms relate to inattention, and others relate to hyperactivity/impulsivity.
—Rena Goldman, Health, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Inattention.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inattention. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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inattention
noun
in·at·ten·tion
ˌin-ə-ˈten-chən 
: failure to pay attention
inattentively
adverb
inattentiveness
noun
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