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Example sentences for: inattention

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David Ignatius, in his WP column, identifies what he calls our tendency toward "sequential hysteria," the phenomenon in which a problem is well recognized long before it reaches a critical stage, then for a few brief days it becomes Topic A, but then before long it's back to inattention, all without anything ever really being done about it.
Sometimes it is a clear-cut matter of fatigue or inattention, speaking trippingly, without attending to meaning.
That should be evident not only by the high correlation between accidents and alcohol consumption, but also by the other major factors causing boat accidents--excessive speed, careless or reckless operation, inattention to what's looming up ahead, inexperience.
Examples of Reagan's forgetfulness and inattention are frequent.
During his conferences (lectures), their inattention was hurting their apprenticeship (learning of the subject matter).