turn a blind eye

phrase

sometimes offensive

: to refuse to see : to be oblivious see usage paragraph at blind entry 1

Examples of turn a blind eye in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Pillay has repeatedly rebuffed critics who accused her of antisemitism or turning a blind eye to the Hamas attacks in Israel. — Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026

In 2025, a group of musicians accused Spotify of turning a blind eye to artificial streaming after an analysis suggested Drake might have benefitted from billions of fake streams. — Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 7 Oct. 2026

Pakistan often accuses Kabul of sheltering the TTP and turning a blind eye to cross-border militant attacks. — Riaz Khan, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

The same people who were indignant over Hunter Biden have turned a blind eye to the conflicts of interest rife in this administration. — Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for turn a blind eye

• acidify
• alveoli
• antinomy
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• demystify
• detoxify
• disqualify
• diversify
• electrify
• exemplify
• fasciculi
• identify