Sentence examples for actively ignoring from inspiring English sources

I don't care that the crew member is serving vodka to already inebriated persons (good) and actively ignoring potentially illegal activity on the flight (also good).

"Our findings suggest that physicians are unaware of their patients' preferences or, worse, that they are actively ignoring them," the authors wrote.

Is 24 hours of preparation excessive, when that time might be better spent on traditional holiday pursuits like creating a spectacular pumpkin pie or actively ignoring your family?

The Exorcist and Lethal Weapon succeed, in large part, by actively ignoring these questions – or, more specifically, explicitly creating a space where they don't need to be asked.

In fact, right now I'm actively ignoring the alert tone emanating from my phone; it's telling me to make a move in Words with Friends, a smartphone iteration of the game.

Having metabolic syndrome is another way of saying that the cells in your body are actively ignoring the action of the hormone insulin — a condition known technically as being insulin-resistant.

"I have begun to actively ignore the speculation".

The zero-sum game Labour has played with liberty and security actively ignored one fundamental truth in the relationship between the two.

The political process that has criminalised squatting in residential properties was undertaken by an elite minority who actively ignored the opinions of the vulnerable and their advocates.

"I'm happy about this because we've gone through this long phase in which fathers were actively ignored," Mr. Reid said in a telephone interview.

Bakhtiyor, a music producer and veteran of the Tajik hip-hop scene, says that while the government is quick to support footballers, wrestlers and other young athletes, they actively ignore any other niche pursuits.