Synonyms for turn a blind eye
turn a blind eye

Princeton's WordNet

1. turn a blind eyeverb

   refuse to acknowledge

   "He turns a blind eye to the injustices in his office"

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1. • Ignore

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How to use turn a blind eye in a sentence?

1. Chief Bill Scott:

   We’re out there to help, we’re not out there to turn a blind eye to people killing themselves on the street.

2. Kitty Block:

   World leaders meeting in Japan this week should not turn a blind eye to the cruel assault planned on whales of the North Pacific.

3. Inga Goddijn:

   They prefer to operate from locations with either lax or under-resourced law enforcement or places that are inclined to turn a blind eye to their activities, if the powers that be are willing to allow operations to continue in exchange for a degree of protection for local businesses, it's not surprising to see attackers making an effort to accommodate that requirement.

4. Marsha Blackburn:

   The Chinese Communist Party's campaign of malign influence within the United Nations is an open secret that continually puts the lives of China's dissidents at risk, the international community can no longer turn a blind eye to Beijing’s egregious abuse. No whistleblower should be fired for exposing how the U.N. is aiding Communist China’s exploitation and abuse of the Muslim Uyghurs. Earlier this year, I introduced the United Nations Transparency and Accountability Act to strengthen America's leadership in the United Nations system and expose the CCP for their crimes.

5. Yuval Shany:

   The logic is Israel may be willing to turn a blind eye to transactions that are conducted with friendly regimes in the sense that they are friendly to Israel but not necessarily friendly to human rights, i think this recent scandal, which is quite embarrassing both for NSO but also for Israel, would lead at least in the short run to some tightening of export controls standards.