look the other way
Example Sentences
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The Securities and Exchange Commission is trying to get valuations back in line with reality, by punishing firms that mismark their companies and auditors that look the other way.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
People, basically out of fear, look the other way, trying to suppress things they see, and forget.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2025
Fans are questioning whether the official site had taken adequate steps to prevent this, or whether it chose to look the other way.
From BBC • Sep. 28, 2024
“I said ‘you’ve got to be strong and look the other way, because these people don’t know who you are’,” Benedict told the outlet, adding: “I didn’t know how bad it had gotten.”
From Salon • Feb. 22, 2024
"We tend to look the other way when it's in a residential neighborhood. But right here, on the town green, we have to enforce the law. Otherwise we'd have someone selling something every two feet."
From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies
