Example Sentences

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I posed the question as disinterestedly as possible, but it was clear I wasn’t asking for a friend.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2023

Nor, I add disinterestedly, is the cancellation of imperfect or merely old critics.

From New York Times • Aug. 31, 2022

"I just need a poster for class," the student replies disinterestedly, in one of the dark crime drama's rare moments of comic relief.

From Salon • Oct. 3, 2021

Humans are not only reasoning beings who disinterestedly weigh evidence and arguments.

From The Guardian • Aug. 3, 2018

"Jane and her boyfriend ate your brain," he answers disinterestedly.

From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan