How to Use ignorance in a Sentence

ignorance

noun

• His racist attitudes were born out of ignorance.
• Aside from my ignorance about the math, there is one high-level issue with the book.
  — David A. Teich, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2023
• This is, and always was, about hate, fear and ignorance.
  — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 28 May 2023
• The most important thing is that no one dies because of hubris or ignorance of the risks.
  — Rick N. Tumlinson, Scientific American, 15 Jan. 2024
• Dropping brand names and titles is no more than a show of ignorance.
  — Senton Kacaniku, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
• When the notes were filled out I was unsettled by both the imbalance, and my ignorance of the volume of items.
  — David G. Allan, CNN, 13 May 2023
• Your defense of them is the epitome of ignorance and evil.
  — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 25 Apr. 2023
• My ignorance of the system was detrimental to my life and has been to so many others just like me.
  — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Feb. 2024
• The ever-present hum of antisemitism and ignorance is just something we are used to.
  — Iliza Shlesinger, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2023
• More and more people are flocking into harm’s way, not all of them out of true ignorance.
  — David Wallace-Wells, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2022
• Remember that ignorance of the law is not a valid defense.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 24 June 2023
• Don’t try to recruit or convert them, and don’t blame them for their ignorance or lack of interest.
  — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2023
• But the silence over the state meant the national government could feign ignorance.
  — WIRED, 3 Aug. 2023
• What if selective ignorance turns out to be the best long-term strategy?
  — WIRED, 1 Aug. 2023
• The Muslim Council relies on the West's ignorance of Islam.
  — Karla Adam, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2023
• They can be forgiven their youth, but not their ignorance.
  — Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 23 Jan. 2023
• Their war was against ignorance, the bankruptcy of beauty, and the truancy of culture.
  — Negar Azimi, The New York Review of Books, 30 Mar. 2023
• Hasn’t willful ignorance gotten us into these doomy problems in the first place?
  — Stephanie Hayes, Sun Sentinel, 13 Sep. 2022
• But this is one of several subjects about which Stenger claims ignorance.
  — Sheelah Kolhatkar, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2024
• If this film manages to raise awareness in the audience of this injustice, then at least that ignorance will stop.
  — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2023
• At this point, though, any surprises from Reaves are probably the result of ignorance to his game.
  — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2023
• Even more concerning, however, is the silence from MLB in the face of ignorance from coaches and parents.
  — Stuart Wallace, STAT, 26 June 2023
• As such, our findings hint at ways to combat willful ignorance.
  — Linh Vu, Scientific American, 11 Dec. 2023
• Lackluster pickup of the law is also the product of ignorance – on the part of the general public and law enforcement alike.
  — Rob Kuznia, CNN, 10 July 2023
• The two can’t say whether the desecration was done purposely or because of ignorance.
  — Tyrone Beason, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2023
• Such a knee-jerk response reflects deep ignorance of the art and conflict that Little Richard epitomized.
  — Armond White, National Review, 21 Apr. 2023
• Though ignorance is certainly part of the issue (a problem that can’t be seen or felt tends to take the proverbial back burner), access is an issue, too.
  — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2023
• At the time, a Soho House rep feigned ignorance about the upcoming Portland location, but the connection was clear.
  — Mrussell, oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023
• Davis has to plead ignorance because of what just happened to Dolphins owner Stephen Ross for tampering with Brady — the loss of first- and third-round picks, plus fines and suspensions.
  — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2022
• Only Viserys refuses to see what’s right in front of him, though this is more denial than genuine ignorance.
  — Sean T. Collins, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2022

Last Updated: 7 May 2024