tune out
Example Sentences
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Is it hard or easy for you to tune out — By the way, the women at school are lovely and I’m obsessed with all of them.
From Los Angeles Times
Jonah didn’t want to admit how hard he’d been working to tune out everything Katherine had tried to tell him.
From Literature
Saylor told his investors the only way to handle the downturn is to hold on—and tune out the market’s volatility.
Today most American households have two working parents, so once they’re home there’s plenty to do and little opportunity to tune out the world.
So far, artificial intelligence spending, strong corporate earnings, and a resilient economy has allowed investors to tune out the news, but with stock valuations high, there’s little room for error.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
