turn a blind eye
Example Sentences
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It’s easy to turn a blind eye when much of the mining and manufacturing takes place in Africa, Asia or South America.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
But at the same time, the law can’t allow them to turn a blind eye to their children’s problems.
From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026
He might choose to turn a blind eye to gold’s signal but that doesn’t mean investors should.
From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026
I’m sort of terrified, but I also feel like I need to not turn a blind eye to it.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026
There were plenty of directors who would turn a blind eye to her, actors who knew better than to throw rocks in glass houses, who had affairs and passions of their own they kept discreet.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
