How To Use Unconcern In A Sentence

But the lack of substance ultimately adds to the mood: flamboyant unconcern underlined by apocalyptic decadence.
Significantly, he is unconcerned by the expected humidity.
Yet the government does exactly this and the public seems pretty much unconcerned about it.
A camel watched them pass, incongruous and apparently unconcerned. Times, Sunday Times
Generally, he remained blithely unconcerned about his screen roles. Times, Sunday Times

As I made my way back to my car, a dog fox trotted across the road in front of me, stopped, looked me up and down and then carried on, completely unconcerned.
I looked her up and down unconcernedly, say: " Picture, it is a bad apple nevertheless.
He had all this stuff on his shirt and looked unconcerned. Times, Sunday Times
Why are the opponents of assisted dying apparently unconcerned by this? Times, Sunday Times
A very great affection to God and his favour; for, in the time of trouble, that which he complains of most feelingly is God's withdrawing his gracious presence (v. 1): "Why standest thou afar off, as one unconcerned in the indignities done to thy name and the injuries done to the people? Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon)
She appeared unaccompanied and unconcerned throughout the match. Times, Sunday Times
There is a climate of simplification, of elimination, of utter freedom and even unconcern, which forms one of the fundamental features of the entire Vedic experience.
She seems unconcerned; only bemused. Times, Sunday Times
She insists her employers are unconcerned that she is apparently about to be sued for libel. Times, Sunday Times
He loved everything there, animated or inanimated; the very mud of the riverside; the very alligators, enormous and stolid, basking on it with impertinent unconcern. An Outcast Of The Islands
Amongst other things, people admired in him his indifference and unconcern; or, to express it in Greek, his meteoria and ablepsia. De vita Caesarum
A camel watched them pass, incongruous and apparently unconcerned. Times, Sunday Times
The Duke tried to appear unconcerned, but both he and his wife were so evidently embarrassed that they won the sympathy of their fellow passengers. Consuelo & Alva: Love and Power in the Gilded Age
I am unconcerned about the interweb, and the occasional text seems just fine… but here I am less than an hour since I got home, online.
There is hardly a trace of social realism in this concerto, which seems blithely unconcerned about the world around it.
As a pamphlet account of his execution published shortly after his death put it, Turpin ‘went off this stage with as much intrepidity and unconcern, as if he had been taking horse to go on a journey’.
Elizabeth and William walked their horses over half the distance to Longbourn as the newness of their union left them euphoric and quite unconcerned about the lateness of the day.
Worst of all, his grand hostesses seemed quite unconcerned. Times, Sunday Times
She seems happy and unconcerned with her lack of social life. Times, Sunday Times
The latter are so unconcerned they barely market, or even edit, and as a result have so little money or cachet that they attract only the dull-witted (or the clever between gigs) to put ink on paper.
At one stage they lost a full hole to the group in front and seemed unconcerned with those behind. Times, Sunday Times
Research published last month by the charity found that more than one in four sunbed users aged between 18 and 24 said they were unconcerned about the health risks posed by sunbeds, while 53% of the same age group believed tanned skin has become more fashionable. Kate Moss agency Storm to raise awareness of sunbed dangers
Your best bet is to act unconcerned.
One could justly add that Spielberg's magic touch is tangible, even if it appears a little unconcerned.
They seemed unconcerned about the doubts you expressed, which was upsetting. Times, Sunday Times
With what blithe unconcern, too, it has disregarded the one-pointers.
And as of late he had placed such reliance in the fond love of his grandmother that his father and mother even could not exercise any extreme control over him, he had become so much the more remiss, dissolute, selfish and unconcerned, not taking the least pleasure in what was proper, that she felt convinced, whenever she entertained the idea of tendering him advice, that he would not listen to her. Hung Lou Meng
The baby seemed quite unconcerned by the noise.
Graham's retorts may have been biting and sharp, but Shamus had no trouble thinking up a comeback with his cool, unconcerned manner.
My secretary is very discreet. She never tells anyone unconcerned anything about the company's business.
He became punctilious about small things-bills should be paid and returned the same day they were received-and unconcerned about large ones.
Astor noticed an immediate change in Philip Hallan's studied air of unconcerned interest.
The opposite of love is not hate, but indifference and unconcern.Sentence dictionary
The baby seemed quite unconcerned by the noise.
Eustace instantly let go, and Peter stood for a second staring down at the two red rings round his wrists, then, as Eustace turned unconcernedly away, dashed at his back and pommelled it. Queensland Cousins
None can stand aside with unconcern; the interests of everyone hang on the result.
Both are blithely unconcerned with ethnicity. Times, Sunday Times
He drove on, apparently unconcerned about the noise the engine was making.
He drove on, apparently unconcerned about the noise the engine was making.
Without a plan, Democrats risk looking unconcerned about future retirees.
Not a theologian, he was unconcerned by doctrinal minutiae; far from encouraging popery his one known theological work was a stout defence of the church against Catholicism.
_Guardian_ of his own rights will become a _Tatler_; you will be accused as a _Rambler_ from your engagements, and, at your downfal, the _World_ will be an unconcerned _Spectator_; while, on the contrary, by proper polish and reflection, you may be styled the _Mirror_ of all _Monthly The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 5, May 1810
But most locals seemed relatively unconcerned yesterday. Times, Sunday Times
This soft, homey wine echoes that casual, unconcerned air.
They had eaten in silence, then Francine, unconcerned, quickly stripped naked and crawled under the down comforter, asleep within seconds. CORMORANT
Huge iron-clasped books lay before this ominous specimen of pinguitude -- the records of the realm of misery, in which office he officiated as prime minister; and had Peveril come thither as an unconcerned visitor, his heart would have sunk within him at considering the mass of human wretchedness which must needs be registered in these fatal volumes. Peveril of the Peak
The legacy corporation appears unconcerned by the delay. Times, Sunday Times
This sow seemed unconcerned with the onlookers, being more than content just to keep an eye on her new litter of piglets.
Solara seemed rather abstracted and unconcerned, but then, she always did.
Unusually, the men appear without their faces covered, apparently unconcerned that they will be identified. Times, Sunday Times
First there was a deer, quite sketchy, but with a bright, open face, unconcerned, as though he was simply standing at rest.
That very afternoon there comes a swell into the wax-works, an 'as soon as Joe sets eyes on him, he knows it's the chap he first see Polly with in the race-week, and there he is a-saunterin' 'round an' pretendin 'to be unconcerned, an' yet keepin 'a sharp look-out around him. Smethurstses
But she seems peculiarly unconcerned about the distraction a fainting father might present to the midwife.
Her minder, who was sitting in the front passenger seat, was chatting away on his mobile apparently unconcerned about the dangers. The Sun
The parents, seemingly unconcerned for their daughter's immediate welfare, said they were down and out and could not care for the child.
Is not a patrons my lord, one who looks with unconcern on a man struggling for life in the water, and, when he has reached ground, encumbers him with help? Thanks for Nothing
I think this is what you call accusing your enemies of your own worst sins. an unconcerned deity Tom and Lorenzo/Project Rungay - The #1 Project Runway Blog
They did not worry if their victims were at home and seemed unconcerned about being disturbed.
She came as they always seemed to do, lovely and composed and unconcerned by the people who thronged about her stallion.
Seemingly unconcerned by his lack of recognition, Mr Rotten took security guards to task over the expulsion order, before declaring the whole thing was ‘boring anyway’ and sloping off.
The Government remained completely unconcerned. Plane Speaking - a personal view of aviation history
They appeared unconcerned about the ultimate usefulness of such a costly education in a depressed market.
Staff appeared unconcerned as I tucked in to my crumbly treats, leaving the packet in full view on the table. The Sun
Nature's primal fury, man's unbridled fear, political apathy, bureaucratic inertia, rural angst, urban unconcern all found their way into the cascade of grief unleashed by the twenty-one poets.
He seems totally unconcerned by real dangers.
Generally, he remained blithely unconcerned about his screen roles. Times, Sunday Times
Are you as unconcerned about the situation as you appear?
A community where we are unconcerned about the long-term resilience is like the rocky soil in the parable of the Sower and the Seeds (Luke 8): when trials and tribulations come, the community will be lost. Resilient Communities: Transforming the World Step-by-Step
She may appear unconcerned, but in a moment of honesty she admits she cried last night at the thought of dealing with this on her own. The Sun
Over the summer the bees continued to fly in and out the attic vent while the woman remained unconcerned, unaware of the growing city of bees. Christianity Today
Harrison, who had refused to predict a knockout or stoppage during the pre-fight hype, admitted he was unconcerned about how he retained his title.
Putras seems unaffected and unconcerned, as if it is then of no interest to him.
He was apparently unconcerned by his failure to gain a university place.
He seemed irritated at Edouard's questions but, apart from that, sublimely unconcerned
But most locals seemed relatively unconcerned yesterday. Times, Sunday Times
A strong wind is pushing the surface water inland against the direction of the sea's retreat and the farther channel is specked with whitecaps among which the only bird currently visible – a merganser – bobs unconcernedly. Country diary: South Uist
Orlando, utterly unable to answer this raillery, now wished her once more health and happiness; and said (again vainly attempting to appear unconcerned) – 'I really do not love to contradict ladies, my dear Mrs Lennard! so you must have your own way, however your suspicions may wrong me.' The Old Manor House
The near enemy is indifference, which is based on intentional unconcern.
This brain-dead effort was also designed and directed by Zeffirelli, who seems totally unconcerned with the opera's ambiguities, ideas that have intrigued and perplexed audiences for more than two centuries.
The builders seem unconcerned, smiling happily as the drill sprays brick dust around. Times, Sunday Times
My conclusion, then, is that he's unconcerned about "venality" not because he likes the idea of Parliament as a microcosm of the human condition in all its flawed majesty, but simply because he thinks it doesn't matter; and indeed he confirms this a little further on, which I'll address when we get to it. British Blogs
They seemed unconcerned about the doubts you expressed, which was upsetting. Times, Sunday Times
Despite being warned by crew members, the Manchester man was said to have shown no remorse and seemed unconcerned by his actions.
Swimming unshaved and unrested, an unconcerned Hackett said this was the first time in the past two years he had not broken the 15-minute barrier.
He was apparently unconcerned by his failure to gain a university place.
To her everything seemed to be curious and interesting, and she was utterly unconcerned how she appeared to other people.
He was having difficulty getting through to anyone and the friends he contacted seemed unconcerned and unhelpful.
On the contrary, I find the very unconcern profoundly disturbing.
Not a lot of details about corruption and zealotry and black books and unconcern for the poor in there.
Cancer Research UK found more than one in four sunbed users aged between 18 and 24 said they were unconcerned about the health risks posed by sunbeds. Kate Moss agency Storm to raise awareness of sunbed dangers
John Howard was unconcerned by the incident, praising his security staff.
His companions are seemingly unconcerned about his fatal injuries, being much more worried about the fate of the horse.
I drove her home to give her my virginity while her grandma lay unconcerned with everything and we still tripped—-high and scared. Molecules
Violence, less and less embarrassed by the limits imposed by centuries of lawfulness, is brazenly and victoriously striding across the whole world, unconcerned that its infertility has been demonstrated and proved many times in history. Alexandr Solzhenitsyn - Nobel Lecture
He had all this stuff on his shirt and looked unconcerned. Times, Sunday Times
Trainers appear unconcerned that one of the North's flagship venues has any safety issue. Times, Sunday Times
He slipped the knife, the knuckle-duster and the revolver into his overcoat pocket, and with apparent unconcern searched in every corner of the place, even opening the ice-box and the telephone booth. In the Rue Pigalle
The baby seemed quite unconcerned by the noise.
Why are the opponents of assisted dying apparently unconcerned by this? Times, Sunday Times
Over the summer the bees continued to fly in and out the attic vent while the woman remained unconcerned, unaware of the growing city of bees. Christianity Today
Those who refuse to board an airliner out of fear, but seem unconcerned about using earthbound automobile transportation are ignoring statistics which demonstrate the far greater danger associated with automobile travel.
He was apparently unconcerned by his failure to gain a university place.
Pizarro too is unconcerned, and is eager to prove his worth to the Chelsea cause.
Both are blithely unconcerned with ethnicity. Times, Sunday Times
At this he affected to be perfectly unconcerned, and merely protested against what he called the meanness of trying to fix the charge on him. Eric, or Little by Little
A robin trilled from a low rose-bush; two wrens searched diligently on a fallen tree for breakfast, quite unconcerned when I rested a moment beside them; and a shrewmouse slipped across the road followed directly by its mate. The Roadmender
Any man would be gutted by even one such loss, but Norman has always affected a public air of unconcern whenever the subject comes up.
It seems that Frank had a West Indian touch to him, to the way he batted and the way he lived, to his splendid unconcern for the record books and his fondness for rum.
Staff appeared unconcerned as I tucked in to my crumbly treats, leaving the packet in full view on the table. The Sun
blithely unconcerned about his friend's plight
The door of the far room opened to admit a stenographer; Tobes was over by the window, innocent and unconcerned. A MEANS TO EVIL
It made me an honest worker, unconcerned about promotions, or about bootlicking my superiors.
It would have been easy to find the only other face in the room uncomplicated by numbers, unconcerned by the concentration of avidity. THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS
A cold drizzle was falling, but he bared his head to it and unbuttoned his vest, swinging along in splendid unconcern. Chapter 3
Richard lies in the shape of a cross on the soil, pretending to be a dreamer unconcerned with the world.
As the mounted, scarlet coated protest leader tootled on his horn, the adviser looked up, lit a cigarette and ambled away, entirely unconcerned.
They are totally unconcerned with the conduct of things in this place.
Remember Genesis indicates there were not ten righteous people in Sodom, and Ezekiel says Sodom, the people, were arrogant, overfed, and unconcern. Think Progress » Portugal’s parliament approves same-sex marriage.
Unusually, the men appear without their faces covered, apparently unconcerned that they will be identified. Times, Sunday Times
She'd mentioned it casually once, surprising him by her unconcern. THE GOSPEL MAKERS
She picked up her glass and took a drink in an attempt to look unconcerned.
Relaxed, she settles into the chintzy sofa and declares herself unconcerned about tabloid fury.
She heard the news of his death with apparent unconcern.
Halfway around the track she was tripped, and she fell into a small puddle while the other girls sprinted ahead unconcerned.
He adores his nieces and nephews, but is unconcerned that he won't have children of his own.
She'd mentioned it casually once, surprising him by her unconcern.
‘It's brilliant for the fans,’ says Killen, unconcerned with the stress caused by the forward-thinking foursome in fretting defenders across the country.
Cecil scowls as we take our seats in the wherry; Dee fidgets; only Walsingham appears unconcerned, but I see him looking back toward the High Street and catch the calculation in his gaze. Secret History of Elizabeth Tudor, Vampire Slayer
She may appear unconcerned, but in a moment of honesty she admits she cried last night at the thought of dealing with this on her own. The Sun
Then he knew how frightened to get, whether he could risk wandering about behind his well-practiced mask of mocking unconcern. A PLAGUE OF ANGELS
Trainers appear unconcerned that one of the North's flagship venues has any safety issue. Times, Sunday Times
To undertake a critical reading which is unconcerned with how it is intervening in the present is a denial of intellectual responsibility.
His poetry corrosively and obsessively studied itself and was utterly unconcerned with the specificity of things and with relationships to people. Poetry
But unconcern about the evidence is of course hardly new among Leftists.
Kemino meant the question to sound worried, but it came out unconcerned and a bit shallow.
I forced myself to become airy and unconcerned at his stunned fuming and unvoiced questions.
While the first three films found fair to ingenious methods of circumnavigating this problem, the fourth is so unconcerned with feasibility that it resorts to woefully convenient schemes for recording the poltergeist's antics.
Unconcernedly he made his way along the sternway and into the now deserted quarters of the fighters. Galactic Patrol
So when the totem tumbles, consistency alone would seem to justify something more regretful than a shrug of unconcern.
Meanwhile, the public has become unshockable about sex and unconcerned about Presidential adultery.
Where as I went around in my pleated Haggar wrinkle-free washables, he gallivanted around here unpleated, uncuffed, and unconcerned. Unpleated
She seems happy and unconcerned with her lack of social life. Times, Sunday Times
She insists her employers are unconcerned that she is apparently about to be sued for libel. Times, Sunday Times
He endeavored, however, to look cool and unconcerned; and drew from out of his deep pocket a long, lank, leathern purse, far gone in consumption, at the bottom of which a few coin chinked with the trembling of his hand. Tales of a Traveller
Those who pursue this approach tend to be relatively unconcerned with changes in the social and economic environment.
This from a man who has shown himself to be devious, slippery, back-stabbing and unconcerned with such things as market research. The Apprentice won by non-stop ideas factory Tom Pellerau
The legacy corporation appears unconcerned by the delay. Times, Sunday Times
Is not a Patron, my Lord, one who looks with unconcern on a man struggling for life in the water, and, when he has reached ground, encumbers him with help?
Young people are not unconcerned about this matter. Times, Sunday Times
For a moment Lady Elizabeth stood aghast, looking after the yapping little dog as it charged toward the ducks, which floated with magnificent unconcern in the center of the mirrorlike water. Shameless
As early as 1959, Grass had his first and most slippery narrator, Oscar Matzerath in The Tin Drum, allude to this maritime disaster, though only in passing and with feigned unconcern.
It is, in its religious dimension, one of the most vital elements that go to make up the identity of believers and their conception of life, but it is also a precious asset for atheists, agnostics, sceptics and the unconcerned.
Worst of all, his grand hostesses seemed quite unconcerned. Times, Sunday Times
The builders seem unconcerned, smiling happily as the drill sprays brick dust around. Times, Sunday Times
The coastguardsman, indeed, appeared as unconcerned throughout all the fuss as if he were safe ashore in his own little cabin on the beach; while Rover kept close beside him, as he had done since Hellyer took charge of the hamper which he had brought on board -- the dog evidently considering himself still responsible for all the picnic goods and chattels that his young mistress had told him to watch. Bob Strong's Holidays Adrift in the Channel
I catch a glimpse of the sleek shape of a white-tipped reef shark gliding towards us with unconcerned ease.
While you appear only concerned about anti-semitism, you're clearly unconcerned, about "anti-gentilism"! The Palestinian Mufti's Deal with Hitler: Kill All the Jews in the Middle East
My GP seemed very unconcerned and said it was a harmless haemorrhage. The Sun
The Government remained completely unconcerned. Plane Speaking - a personal view of aviation history
Her minder, who was sitting in the front passenger seat, was chatting away on his mobile apparently unconcerned about the dangers. The Sun
My doctor appears to be unconcerned, but should I be worried? The Sun
My GP seemed very unconcerned and said it was a harmless haemorrhage. The Sun
He was apparently unconcerned by his failure to gain a university place.
What if we were unconcerned with possessions, money or always having the best or biggest.
But he has always affected a public air of unconcern whenever the subject comes up.
He was apparently unconcerned by his failure to gain a university place.
The main races are next week, 'she told him happily, completely unconcerned as several more motorbikes overtook them at blurringly fast speeds. The Secret Virgin
‘Nothing's wrong with your friend, honey, so now take her up to your room and don't forget to be nice,’ my mom scolds me, a look of unconcern on her face.
the average American...is unconcerned that his or her plight is the result of a complex of personal and economic and governmental actions...beyond the normal citizen's comprehension and control
She seemed totally unconcerned as she stepped forward, draped her cloak near the fire, and unslung the small harp case she'd worn on her back beneath it.
She insists her employers are unconcerned that she is apparently about to be sued for libel. Times, Sunday Times
She seems unconcerned; only bemused. Times, Sunday Times
Young people are not unconcerned about this matter. Times, Sunday Times
The regulator is unconcerned with causes; it will detect the deviation and correct it.
Now at last Felix Kennaston could unconcernedly acknowledge that human beings develop graveward in continuous solitude. The Cream of the Jest: A Comedy of Evasions
In January of 2010, a report by an independent organization revealed that, "The use of surveillance cameras on city streets in Canadian cities is" mushrooming, "but so far the public appears unconcerned. Signs of the Times
All of the people around her were military fodder; completely uninterested, unconcerned with anything philosophical.
My doctor appears to be unconcerned, but should I be worried? The Sun
the prisoner seems entirely unconcerned as to the outcome of the examination
We've come to delight in having a few tea lights burning of an evening but it's essential, given the majestic unconcern with which Dolly wields her fluffy tail, to protect the flames inside a glass lantern.
I finitely them that it is an anthropomorphous paedophile patchwork of colourful unconcern, and is sinuously halophile by the antineoplastic. Rational Review
Beneath a placid surface of seeming unconcern over the earnings downturn and cost squeeze, there is growing turmoil within Scotland's financial services industry.
Parker will report on what's in the bottle, courageously unconcerned by the reputation on the label or by the affability of the wine-maker.
Suffice is it to say that his attitude, regarding the weather, of the completest unconcern was Spartan to a degree. THE LONELY SEA
The Department of Agriculture was apparently unconcerned about the growing apprehension.
Plucking the key from the other pocket and dismissing the guards with an airy wave of the hand, I take care in maintaining an unconcerned air.
To keep the acronym in tact, perhaps our journalist is "nonchalant", or seeming to be coolly unconcerned or indifferent? BSNYC Friday Fun Quiz!
She appeared unaccompanied and unconcerned throughout the match. Times, Sunday Times
A kestrel commanded the long valley views, rabbits scampered unconcerned.
Aggressive and competitive women, unconcerned with motherhood, produce more ruthless men-and a society so competitive that it disintegrates.
The Duke tried to appear unconcerned, but both he and his wife were so evidently embarrassed that they won the sympathy of their fellow passengers. Consuelo & Alva: Love and Power in the Gilded Age
Many large companies seem totally unconcerned about the environment.
Ahead of her, Hans plodded through the mud, hood down and apparently unconcerned that his short black hair was plastered to his thick skull.
Mr. Helmer appears to have been unconcerned as he talked casually with Constable Stanway.
Honest Hector, better accustomed to the artillery of the field than to that of the law, saw this mystical ceremony with great indifference; and with like unconcern beheld the messenger sit down to write out an execution of deforcement. The Antiquary

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