not listen
Example Sentences
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Celebrating Mass in St. Peter’s Square on Palm Sunday amid the Iran war, Pope Leo XIV declared that God “does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war, but rejects them.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 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
Alijah Arenas, please do not listen to your father.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2026
He said he had been working at Tesla for three years and charged that management "does not listen to employees", whereas "IG Metall is working hard to represent our interests".
From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026
I did not listen to the next speaker, a tall white man who kept dabbing at his eyes with a handkerchief and repeating his phrases in an emotional and inarticulate manner.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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