pay no attention

Example Sentences

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After Musk said Ryanair risked losing customers to other airlines that offer internet service, O’Leary told Ireland’s Newstalk that people should pay no attention to Musk and that he’s a “very wealthy” idiot.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 20, 2026

The less kind view is that they pay no attention.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2025

And pay no attention to the 50 or so members of the media taking up most of the spectator space — among them a documentary film team paid for by Mr. Morris.

From New York Times • Jun. 4, 2024

County council races that very often people pay no attention to, or don’t vote in, or don’t vote in the primary, right?

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2023

“But pay no attention to that bully. In Norvelt you can be as free as a bird—or a plane.”

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos