Example Sentences

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Amazon’s critics often focus on the emissions from delivery trucks while ignoring the individual shopping trips those deliveries may replace.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Another accuses Sir Tony of ignoring what voters actually want their politicians to deliver, adding: "This is why so many people are angry and disengaged."

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Even ignoring the element of tradition, New Hampshire, with its small size, ease of access, and traditional obsession with democratic representation and retail politics, easily fits the mold for the earliest contest.

From Slate • May 26, 2026

But I am asking you to stop ignoring the very real, very unglamorous savings quietly sitting inside your grocery store’s app each week.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

I nod, ignoring the lump in my throat.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer