look the other way
Example Sentences
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That the clerics chose to look the other way and install Khamenei’s son suggests two things, analysts say.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026
Fans are questioning whether the official site had taken adequate steps to prevent this, or whether it chose to look the other way.
From BBC • Sep. 28, 2024
“I said ‘you’ve got to be strong and look the other way, because these people don’t know who you are’,” Benedict told the outlet, adding: “I didn’t know how bad it had gotten.”
From Salon • Feb. 22, 2024
“They kind of treated me as persona non grata. They would look the other way when I would come into the office. It got better eventually.”
From Seattle Times • Feb. 16, 2024
“Odd collection of people. We’d see them in town now and again—the children, sometimes their minder-woman, too—buying milk and medicine and what-have-you. You’d say ‘good morning’ and they’d look the other way.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
