engagement
noun
nonengagement
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a word derived from
engagement.
Example Sentences
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They might also say that nonengagement is just another word for privilege.
From New York Times ● Oct. 5, 2021
As tempting as it might be to start rubbing Ruby and Synthesizer in your sister-in-law’s face, I think gentle nonengagement is the row to hoe here.
From Slate ● Mar. 14, 2021
For too long, the response to the provocation that painting “died” in the 1960s was nonengagement: of course painting is alive and well, so why bother with a proper rebuttal?
From New York Times ● Dec. 13, 2018
This nonengagement strategy worked: After presenting himself as an ostentatiously humble cipher during confirmation hearings, the 49-year-old Gorsuch was elevated to the Supreme Court by a vote of 54 to 45.
From Slate ● May 17, 2017
As tempting as it might be to start rubbing Ruby and Synthesizer in your sister-in-law’s face, I think gentle nonengagement is the road to hoe here.
From Slate ● Sep. 21, 2016
