ignoring

Example Sentences

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On Monday, the climate-vulnerable Alliance of Small Island States said countries could not keep ignoring "the elephant in the room" and warned that anything short of winding down fossil fuels was "papering over the cracks".

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Speaking in the House of Commons, Davies-Jones also read out a statement from Lisa Phillips, a US survivor of Epstein, who accused Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer of ignoring her requests for a meeting.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Murphy later returned to the court orders question, saying that ignoring judges erodes democracy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

The train eventually filled up, with highly social creatures now sitting side by side for 30 to 45 minutes, completely ignoring each other.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

But Carmen was already in the hallway, ignoring the voices calling after her.

From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis