How to Use impersonal in a Sentence

impersonal

adjective
  • We discussed the weather and other impersonal topics.
  • He maintained an impersonal, professional attitude.
  • The movies gave us common ground that was impersonal, less fraught.
    — Outside Online, 23 Nov. 2021
  • Sometimes their words were impersonal, and might even be kind.
    — Sigrid Nunez, The New Yorker, 1 Sep. 2024
  • Does anything feel more impersonal than an email that asks you not to reply?
    — Gareth Parkin, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2021
  • But that would be way too impersonal for coach Tim Corbin and his staff.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 16 July 2021
  • The new app, the team hopes, will act as more of a personal coach than an impersonal shop.
    — Alexis C. Madrigal, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2018
  • But that doesn’t mean that the recessed living room is cold and impersonal.
    — Kate Reggev, Architectural Digest, 28 June 2024
  • But to my ear, thatis too distant and impersonal for people.
    — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Van Ness speaks with a warmth that breaks through the cold, impersonal monotony of Zoom.
    — Mathew Rodriguez, SELF, 1 Dec. 2020
  • That sounds cold and impersonal.
    — Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2026
  • Even the pictures that emerged from Covid rooms felt impersonal.
    — Andrew Joseph, STAT, 23 Mar. 2022
  • These have been some of the impersonal ways workers have discovered their fate.
    — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025
  • During a pandemic, the risk to the body is even more impersonal.
    — Joseph Osmundson, The New Republic, 30 July 2020
  • At the same time, Baldessari’s impersonal stamp lends a degree of anonymity to his sheet.
    — Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2020
  • The material is hot but the style stays cool, as calm and impersonal as a hotel room.
    — Parul Sehgal, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2017
  • The impersonal nature of such phrases is part of the issue.
    — Blake Simons, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2026
  • At the same time, his work was cynical, impersonal, lazy and, at times, slipshod.
    — Victoria Dalkey, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
  • So why does this Last Dance feel so impersonal, so rote, so step-by-step predictable?
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2024
  • There are only banks, cellphone stations, and the impersonal glow of car-rental kiosks.
    — Joseph Trinidad, Longreads, 16 June 2026
  • The high school girlfriend is dismissed with a letter, impersonal and stiff.
    — Leigh Montville, WSJ, 26 Mar. 2018
  • New York can feel like big, impersonal place—and so can the offices in or near the largest city in the country.
    — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 18 July 2017
  • Its few lasting effects are impersonal and clichéd.
    — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The truth is that personalized ads are the result of a very impersonal process.
    — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2017
  • The best personalized gift ideas—that don’t end up looking impersonal—are hard to come by.
    — Glamour, 30 Oct. 2019
  • The name seemed to say it all – this wasn’t a massive, impersonal stadium, this was a place for the people.
    — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 19 June 2020
  • There’s a boat here and a beach there, but the visual template evokes impersonal wealth more than any specific place.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 19 June 2025
  • Instead of looking like a sleek urban loft, the room can quickly start to feel cold, stony, and impersonal.
    — Natasha Bazika, Martha Stewart, 9 May 2026
  • Rameau said the tone of the message was impersonal, detached and did not sound like Knezevich.
    — Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Not all white paint colors are alike, and choosing an overly bright shade can read as sterile, cold, and impersonal.
    — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Dec. 2025

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