turn a deaf ear
Example Sentences
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“When I started the environmental education program I thought they were going to turn a deaf ear to us … and at first that happened,” Domínguez said.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 2, 2022
"I'm not blind to it. It's not like I turn a deaf ear to all of this," Tagovailoa explained.
From Fox News • Dec. 6, 2021
But the same media turn a deaf ear to the many articulate voices for justice and accountability that have been rising from all across this fracked nation, in their respective communities.
From Salon • Sep. 28, 2018
They could plead that the change is just a technicality, but their lenders may turn a deaf ear.
From Economist • Nov. 14, 2013
To-day, as your guardian, I hearken to the imperative dictates of my conscience, and turn a deaf ear to the pleadings of my tender affection, which would save you from even momentary sorrow and disappointment.
From Vashti or, Until Death Us Do Part by Wilson, Augusta J. Evans
