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
"Sometimes they can get fixated on certain goals and not listen to any adults around them, so that's where I come in and sit them down and talk to them."
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Then voters may not listen when there’s a real wolf at the door.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 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 did not listen to the next speaker, a tall white man who kept dabbing at his eyes with a handkerchief and repeating his phrases in an emotional and inarticulate manner.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
