turn a blind eye
Example Sentences
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Still, there’s a fear that, if the problem of debt isn’t dealt with, buyers will demand a higher rate on the debt, meaning leaders can’t turn a blind eye forever.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
Would you turn a blind eye or call them out?
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
It’s easy to turn a blind eye when much of the mining and manufacturing takes place in Africa, Asia or South America.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
But at the same time, the law can’t allow them to turn a blind eye to their children’s problems.
From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026
At sixteen years old, even Durmstrang felt it could no longer turn a blind eye to the twisted experiments of Gellert Grindelwald, and he was expelled.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
