Examples of 'turns a blind eye' in a sentence

Meaning of "turns a blind eye"

When someone turns a blind eye, it means they are deliberately ignoring or disregarding something, usually something that is morally or ethically wrong. It implies a willful choice to not acknowledge or recognize a particular situation or behavior
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  • third-person singular simple present indicative form of turn a blind eye

How to use "turns a blind eye" in a sentence

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turns a blind eye
Someone who turns a blind eye to what he does.
Fortunately not everyone turns a blind eye.
Jamie turns a blind eye to me dealing in the pub.
The other half turns a blind eye.
He turns a blind eye to the sale of my ilegal liquor.
So everyone knows but turns a blind eye to it.
He turns a blind eye to the sale of my illegal liquor.
The priest turns a blind eye.
He turns a blind eye about an hour before every battle.
A car that turns a blind eye.
That turns a blind eye on the deaths of innocent lives.
Rebecca learns of this and turns a blind eye.
Law enforcement turns a blind eye to these activities.
The government allows such transactions or turns a blind eye.
The public turns a blind eye and is brainwashed.

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The management knows but turns a blind eye.
She turns a blind eye.
And when it is necessary that for once someone turns a blind eye to something.
And everyone turns a blind eye because it gets results.
The military police commit a lot of killings because everyone turns a blind eye to it.
She turns a blind eye and counts the money.
Read more on how law enforcement turns a blind eye to militia activity.
It turns a blind eye to no one.
I have to work these places the bar boy turns a blind eye but the manager does not.
Our society turns a blind eye to discrimination against older people.
Uncle Vasya the city prosecutor turns a blind eye.
State turns a blind eye.
The minister has broken the law and the Prime Minister turns a blind eye to it.
The municipal government turns a blind eye to this deplorable situation.
It is a massive violation of human rights, but the world turns a blind eye.
The bar boy turns a blind eye but the manager does not.
The Board of Supervisors just turns a blind eye.
More do you and turns a blind eye when it does not concern them.
Every year, this league grows while the nation turns a blind eye.
Everyone turns a blind eye but in the end we are all embroiled in its filth.
The Lord will not mind he turns a blind eye before a battle.
The mayor turns a blind eye because he wants his port to stay competitive.
The new of the MIA of Ukraine turns a blind eye on this fact.
The public turns a blind eye to this fact whenever these events happen.
Reasons, the government turns a blind eye to this.
A ruler turns a blind eye to the dealings or battles from which he can not gain.
IEEE usually turns a blind eye.
He turns a blind eye to Palestinian suffering.
Yet, the administration turns a blind eye to them.
The EU turns a blind eye to this practice for political reasons.
Or is it because the left turns a blind eye to these issues?
The Union turns a blind eye to Moclan custom because we need their weapons.
He does surprise inspections, then he turns a blind eye for a comped meal.
And turns a blind eye to the world Everyone just sees their deeds.
The automotive industry is falling apart, while the government turns a blind eye.

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