ignore
verb (used with object)
to refrain from noticing or recognizing.
were ignoring
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past progressiveof ignore.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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What seemed to especially enrage him was that we were ignoring him while he was unable to ignore us.
From Slate ● May 30, 2023
“We were ignoring vast amounts of DNA from unknown or possibly extinct organisms.”
From Science Magazine ● May 3, 2023
Hollywood insiders felt a cutback on series orders was inevitable, particularly when many executives were ignoring profit margins and giving full series orders without so much as seeing a script.
From New York Times ● Dec. 18, 2022
That get-rich-slow thinking is the answer to the question millions of people were ignoring ahead of this week’s drawing, “What if I never win the lottery?”
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 12, 2022
Moaning Myrtle was crying noisily in her stall, but they were ignoring her, and she them.
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
