"You don't want to sample the infusion trolley?" asked the waiter, and it felt callous to decline.
The artist has replaced the photograph she holds with his own drawing of it -- a whimsical intervention that feels callous, given the subject matter.
The force's reasoning was sound, but felt callous.
Feeling callous towards patients may be associated with reduced care and compassion provided by depersonalised doctors.
He may actually reject them in a manner that feels callous and hurtful to you.
Recommending Palmer's story as a "summer read" would feel more callous if it were not for the fact Twin Peaks is back on television.
Descriptors like "brilliant" and "riveting" come to mind while watching The Keepers, but it feels somewhat callous to use either word.
He wants to start a nonprofit that helps poor kids; but in attending a school that he feels is callous to his troubles at home, he worries about his chances for success.
Given the steady flow of horror stories in the past couple of years regarding the long-term side effects of football's violence, O'Neal's call for athletes to "touch people up" if they feel disrespected appears callous and downright uninformed.
