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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It’s characterized by patterns of inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity.
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Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Sometimes latency isn’t about inattention but about internal overwhelm.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
In 2021, Yesha Yadav, of Vanderbilt Law School, identified structural fragilities in the market, caused by simple cavalier inattention: Why bother scrutinizing the safest thing out there?
—Mary Childs, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
In both races a clear mandate was delivered, despite each facing vocal opponents who challenged them on every failure and political miscalculation, from stances on antisemitism to their inattention to housing, public safety and child care.
—Sara Forman, New York Daily News, 8 July 2025
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Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Sometimes latency isn’t about inattention but about internal overwhelm.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
In 2021, Yesha Yadav, of Vanderbilt Law School, identified structural fragilities in the market, caused by simple cavalier inattention: Why bother scrutinizing the safest thing out there?
—Mary Childs, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
In both races a clear mandate was delivered, despite each facing vocal opponents who challenged them on every failure and political miscalculation, from stances on antisemitism to their inattention to housing, public safety and child care.
—Sara Forman, New York Daily News, 8 July 2025
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“Inattention.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inattention. Accessed 21 Sep. 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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