look the other way
Example Sentences
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The Securities and Exchange Commission is trying to get valuations back in line with reality, by punishing firms that mismark their companies and auditors that look the other way.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026
People, basically out of fear, look the other way, trying to suppress things they see, and forget.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2025
“What is undeniable — for those who don’t look the other way — is that it has repeatedly violated those standards over the last 7 months.”
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 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
Mulch was careful to look the other way, because whatever he saw would be showing up on the view screen back in LEP HQ.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
