head in the sand
IdiomsExample Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
I buried my head in the sand for a really long time, and it wasn’t until the documentary that I looked back at the insanity of it.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
“The time of putting your head in the sand is over.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Welcome to this week’s edition of the Surge, Slate’s politics newsletter that can’t recommend the hottest new trend enough: Putting your head in the sand for a few months.
From Slate • Sep. 6, 2025
For those who bury their head in the sand or are in a shame spiral, sometimes even acknowledging where you are can be the biggest step.
From Salon • Apr. 27, 2025
I will not stick my head in the sand.
From "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
