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

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

Any union that turns a blind eye when their own members commit that same sin is an embarrassment to organized labor. — Levi Weaver, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Netanyahu’s hard-line government has been accused of turning a blind eye to the settler attacks in the West Bank, which many governments around the world consider illegally occupied. — F. Brinley Bruton, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for turn a blind eye

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• diversify
• electrify
• exemplify
• fasciculi
• identify