deaf to
Example Sentences
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That setback added to rancorous divisions among member states over the deal's impact on European farmers, who remained deaf to the EU's arguments and staged months of tractor-mounted protests against the accord.
From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026
She only took up running because she could not drive her daughter, who is deaf, to a special class.
From BBC • Oct. 8, 2024
“It is about the willingness to listen,” she said, “and the idea that remaining deaf to voices other than your own won’t bring the solution.”
From New York Times • Mar. 12, 2024
And yet we were facing opposition that was so labor-unfriendly, so tone deaf, to what we are saying.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 13, 2023
“Too true,” the fat man said, deaf to the irony.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
