not listen
Example Sentences
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Then voters may not listen when there’s a real wolf at the door.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
In his Palm Sunday homily last week, Pope Leo said that Jesus “does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war, but rejects them.”
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
“He does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war, but rejects them.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
In his Palm Sunday homily, the Pope said God "does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war, but rejects them."
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
There would be clots of men out in the fields, out far from the road, moving back the other way, men with gray stubborn faces who would not listen.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
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