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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Conze agreed that City Hall has neglected the east side, citing the lack of lighting and inattention to proper infrastructure, including road maintenance.
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Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2025
But aggressive fire suppression and inattention to urban overgrowth have left excessive, easy-to-ignite vegetation in many areas.
—Justin Angle, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2025
Some symptoms relate to inattention, and others relate to hyperactivity/impulsivity.
—Rena Goldman, Health, 16 Jan. 2025
Several consumer advocacy groups have also argued the dye affects children’s behavior, but an FDA review in 2011 could not find a link between the dye and hyperactivity or inattention.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2025
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Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2025
But aggressive fire suppression and inattention to urban overgrowth have left excessive, easy-to-ignite vegetation in many areas.
—Justin Angle, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2025
Some symptoms relate to inattention, and others relate to hyperactivity/impulsivity.
—Rena Goldman, Health, 16 Jan. 2025
Several consumer advocacy groups have also argued the dye affects children’s behavior, but an FDA review in 2011 could not find a link between the dye and hyperactivity or inattention.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Inattention.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inattention. Accessed 13 Mar. 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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