turn a deaf ear
Example Sentences
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But whenever I hear it now, I kind of turn a deaf ear to it, if that’s possible.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
“When I started the environmental education program I thought they were going to turn a deaf ear to us … and at first that happened,” Domínguez said.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 2, 2022
"I'm not blind to it. It's not like I turn a deaf ear to all of this," Tagovailoa explained.
From Fox News ● Dec. 6, 2021
But the same media turn a deaf ear to the many articulate voices for justice and accountability that have been rising from all across this fracked nation, in their respective communities.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2018
I cried joyfully, for it would have gone far toward breaking my heart to turn a deaf ear to the poor fellow's appeal.
From Commodore Barney's Young Spies A Boy's Story of the Burning of the City of Washington by James Otis
