not listen
Example Sentences
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"We did not listen in the way we should have, and this family deserved better from us."
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
He would not stand still and let people support him and would not listen to what has been said.
From BBC ● May 5, 2026
He also recalled the prophet Isaiah’s words: “Even though you make many prayers, I will not listen: your hands are full of blood.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
In his Palm Sunday homily last week, Pope Leo said that Jesus “does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war, but rejects them.”
From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2026
I couldn’t wait until I was old enough to not listen to what Momma told me.
From "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" by Christopher Paul Curtis
