Example Sentences

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Presumably adhering to Medicare guidelines, they callously discontinued our hospice services.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2025

In his submission, Ray told the judge that every one of those statements about FTX’s solvency and the absence of losses is “categorically, callously, and demonstrably false.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2024

"He callously and calmly just turned around after. He just walked off as if nothing had happened - that shook me."

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2024

Certainly, it is a coalition borne of necessity and mutual self-interest, as WSU and OSU find themselves isolated on an island after being callously cast adrift by the rest of the Pac-12.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 21, 2023

Cruelly, callously, admissions committees agreed to overlook serious academic deficiency.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez