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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Core symptoms of the neurodevelopmental disorder are inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity, said study author Dr. Samuele Cortese, professor of child and adolescent psychiatry at the University of Southampton in England, in a Tuesday press briefing hosted by the Science Media Centre.
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Kristen Rogers, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, more social media usage also worsens ADHD symptoms like inattention, in addition to increasing oppositional behavior, anxiety and depression.
—Alison Escalante, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
And public inattention to the subject doesn't help, offering few major opportunities for rebranding.
—Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 1 Jan. 2013
This internal presentation of ADHD—characterized by inattention rather than hyperactivity—is more common in women but often flies under the radar.
—Megan Bruneau, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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Kristen Rogers, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, more social media usage also worsens ADHD symptoms like inattention, in addition to increasing oppositional behavior, anxiety and depression.
—Alison Escalante, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
And public inattention to the subject doesn't help, offering few major opportunities for rebranding.
—Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 1 Jan. 2013
This internal presentation of ADHD—characterized by inattention rather than hyperactivity—is more common in women but often flies under the radar.
—Megan Bruneau, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Inattention.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inattention. Accessed 21 Jan. 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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