disregard
verb (used with object)
to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore.
was disregarding
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past progressiveof disregard.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Scheffler was stopped once — by a police officer who believed the golfer was disregarding his signals at a fatal traffic accident outside Valhalla Country Club in Louisville, Ky., site of the PGA Championship.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2024
“If he disregards orders of the court, then it may add to the argument that he was disregarding other laws as well,” she said.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 25, 2023
Police also said Smith was speeding and leaving his lane but prosecutors said there was not evidence to prove he was disregarding the safety of people or property on the road.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 4, 2023
Dr Ella Cockbain, associate professor at University College London's Department of Security and Crime Science, said the government was "disregarding and contradicting" its own research.
From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2023
It was disregarding the sense of proportion which deity had set upon the world for men's safe guidance.
From The Man Whom the Trees Loved by Algernon Blackwood
