disregarding

Example Sentences

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Supporters clamored for a spot at the front to hear the president, disregarding repeated requests from the Secret Service to remain seated, according to people inside the room.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

Barrett, too, sounded skeptical that Clement and Sauer could insist that Congress preserved one historical aspect of elections—requiring ballots on Election Day—while disregarding the rest.

From Slate • Mar. 23, 2026

“By launching a service that operates without meaningful safeguards against infringement, ByteDance is disregarding well-established copyright law that protects the rights of creators and underpins millions of American jobs.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

Brussels accused TikTok of disregarding "important indicators of compulsive use of the app" such as the time spent on the platform by children at night.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

Given the responsibilities for other lives he’d taken on, disregarding symptoms of hepatitis for a month seemed almost a selfish act to me.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French