plead ignorance
Example Sentences
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While several panelists continue to plead ignorance as to what, exactly, makes a movie debuting on television a TV movie or not a TV movie, some find titles to champion.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
If we witness another Deepwater Horizon, no one will be in a position to plead ignorance.
From Slate • Jan. 14, 2026
“We can no longer plead ignorance to the consequences of our actions or continue to repeat our mistakes.”
From New York Times • Nov. 16, 2022
“They immediately roll over and play dead and plead ignorance and promise never to do it again,” said Chong Wa Benevolent Association co-chair Betty Lau.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 25, 2022
They all plead ignorance and beg for mercy.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
