Sentence examples for tuning it out from inspiring English sources

"tuning it out" is a correct and usable expression in written English.
It means deliberately ignoring or paying no attention to something. Example: Despite the loud noises outside, she was able to focus on her work by tuning it out.

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"Tuning it out has become a survival tactic," he said.

He was starting to enjoy opera again after tuning it out for five years.

If a television is on, even in the background, do you find yourself tuning it out?

"I paid attention the whole time; that's a problem with me, tuning it out," she said.

But too much bad news leaves the consumer with "a choice between perpetual vigilance (and anxiety), or tuning it out", added Stafford.

In case you missed the news — and I can't really blame you for tuning it out — the National Rifle Association has gotten itself a new president.

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"You can't tune it out!" A lawnmower can be just as loud, but its frequency — the wavelength that distinguishes a squeak from a rumble — remains fairly constant, and soon becomes background noise.

Do I tune it out?

"I just try to tune it out".

After a while, they just tune it out".

Once I had tuned into that sulfur smell I couldn't tune it out again.

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