I walked around Main Street as the sky turned dark, ignoring the few visitors who still ambled around. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Pima pressed her lips together, ignoring the words. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

To a surprising extent the ordinary criminals ignored the Party prisoners. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

There were several pieces of paper clipped to the inside back cover, but I ignored them and flipped it open to the middle. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Henry ignores him, and turns to the rest of us. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I ignored the invisible buzz saws cutting holes in my stomach. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

He grabbed him, pulled him back into his arms, ignoring the blood, ignoring the frozen look of death on the boy’s face. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I therefore did my damnedest to ignore my histrionic imagination and grimly followed Rob into the eerie blue labyrinth. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Survival at Culver Creek meant loyalty, and she had ignored that. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

But I didn’t write that I ignore these looks to the best of my ability. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The rest of the time, aside from a few furious cuffings to vent an ill humor, or mocking taunts to enhance a good one, he ignored Ranofer completely. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

I ignored her and continued past the football players. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Diko snorted at the sudden outburst, sending tendrils of smoke into the air, but she ignored him. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

So when they ignore her again, she throws her body in front of the TV and blocks the screen, shaking her hips from side to side. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Our mother was our greatest role model and fiercest protector, and I was going to take a lesson from her; ignore the haters and the naysayers and just focus on being my best self. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He tries to ignore Henry a few feet to his left, currently getting a final preening from a royal stylist. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Let’s see where Mrs. Baylor lives,” she said, ignoring my question. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Ishmael, at school, feigned detachment in her presence and ignored her in the casual way she gradually taught him to use. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

All of those pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty white girls ignored me. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Skirt around the edges of the garden. Go up the mountain. As long as I am a bigger threat, he should ignore thee.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

We were angry with our government and angry with these terrorists for trying to ruin our way of life, but my father said our family should do its best to ignore them as well. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She came over to me and completely ignored the fact that I was trying to burrow my way through the bottom of my seat and into the luggage compartment. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when mine came up—two or three times—it was always ignored. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Plenty of females displayed themselves to him or invited him in for a kiss, but he ignored them, keeping his focus on the horizon. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Something was happening between us, something very real, and it was getting more difficult to ignore. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I see no reason why they should pretend to ignore his existence, even though any discussion of him is liable to be dismissed as Whig history. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

It would not be until much later that some, and only a few, would realize that Theo should not have been ignored. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

‘Tandy is your real name?” he said, ignoring my question. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

Emily sometimes suspected her parents had an unspoken competition about who could ignore the moving boxes the longest. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Her father often indulged her, giving in to what she wanted, but this time he ignored her pouts, her deliberate silences at the dinner table. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The guard ignored her, seizing her arm and pulling her back toward the entry as the other people in line stared and whispered. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Because after you died, it’s not like you were choosing to ignore my letters. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I could hear them but I ignored them. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

His staff sometimes complained that patients who crowded the hallways were unruly, but Farmer ignored their complaints. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Can we envision a system that would enforce drug laws almost exclusively among young white men and largely ignore drug crime among young black men? The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The bottle broke, and Robin ignored the wine stains on her dress to declare in a very solemn voice, “I christen you Dragonwings.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He speaks into a bullhorn so he can be heard above the chanting protestors, but otherwise he ignores them. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

She was ignoring her mother, and she was also reading a comic book entitled The Illuminated Adventures of the Amazing Incandesto! Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

There was a tinge of hurt in her voice, but Ivy ignored it. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Some people were injured, but not so severely as to keep them from fighting; others, like myself, had received many bullet wounds that they ignored. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Classic style ignores the hired help and looks directly at what they are being paid to study: All children acquire the ability to speak a language without explicit lessons. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Pitipiti ignored these jibes, but inside her every one of them was like a small sharp spear that cuts and cuts. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

“If this were happening to another student at Granger, would you ignore it?” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

He slashed his way forward, trying to ignore the pain and the blood dripping down his arm. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“You know how we’ve always ignored what goes on next door?” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I like the name Peach,” Grace said, ignoring his question. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I tried to ignore them and not swallow any. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

You must be difficult and impossible to ignore. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to ignore it I wanted to forget it, but the Hillburn stubbornness wouldn’t let me. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

She looks at the number and presses the button to ignore it. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I had no difficulty with e-mail—I got tons every day—but it was a medium that made it too easy for Jesse to evade or ignore my questions, or to parry with one- liners. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She flings a twenty-dollar bill at me, which I ignore and let fall to the floor. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I gathered my shirt and cloak, laid them carefully over one arm, and left the courtyard, ignoring the silent crowd around me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

In the first film, I found it quite difficult to ignore the camera as it was pointed at me. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

There’s something up, and I’m not prepared to just ignore it. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ignored him and turned to Pork Chop. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can’t keep ignoring her, so I text: too tired and turn off my phone. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“Sure! The more of us there are, the harder we’ll be to ignore. He won’t have any choice but to call the whole thing off.” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Carter ignored him, his expression stiff as he walked gingerly toward the bar. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Within the scholarly community in recent years, the main tendency has been to take the latter side, or to sidestep the controversy by ignoring mainstream politics altogether. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

He’d been trying to ignore the dead praetor, but now Varus walked over, surrounded in a hazy white aura, his deep-set eyes like sinkholes. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

She leans over and steals his laptop away from him, ignoring his noise of protest. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

King George II, ignoring French claims to the Ohio River valley, had given permission for colonizing the area to the Ohio Company, a group of Virginia landowners and London merchants. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

People walked by, ignoring the two urchins on the shore, just another pair of the many that came and went like the junk in the tides. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know whether she wants me to ignore this or not. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

But here, he lay exposed, alone, ignored, his life leaking from his body like water from some rusty bucket. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

The other boys were all pretending to ignore the picking process, pretending they didn’t care where they came in the order. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Edwin kept walking, ignoring the rain and cold. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I ignored them, helping Mama into the backseat. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

The administrator stared down at the papers on his desk, silent, ignoring her for an uncomfortably long moment while he picked the lint off his trousers. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

One ignored Lac’s staring, but the other, who had a slightly crooked gait that made him hop-skip every few steps, met his gaze. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

It also made it easier to deny or ignore their suffering. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

My years spoke for my attention with aching shoulders but I was aimed at the Connecticut River and I ignored the weariness, and this was utter nonsense. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

They forgot or ignored what little they had ever known of the Guardians, and of the labours of those that made possible the long peace of the Shire. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

We cannot ignore the possibility that the work may have been done by someone else, or that someone counterfeited the mark into the stone much later. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He just sat there with his head against the seat and his eyes closed, ignoring the proof of better days that littered the floor and the seat and the crotch of his jeans. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

He ignored her and unfolded the cloth, disclosing the golden splendor of the alethiometer resting in his palm. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

We tried to ignore the feeling or to fight it off by building more things—bigger rooms, fancier furniture, carpeted hallways, things we did not really need. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

She tries not to use her phone when she studies, but it’s hard to ignore. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“They’re ready to whoop that woman’s behind. But I told them to ignore it, just like I’m telling you.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Nhamo backed one against the fence and, ignoring its angry protests, helped herself to the milk. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

"They just ignored what we told them about Johnny D being home. Nobody has explained to me why they did that. Why did they do that?" Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Far away—too far away for me to care—someone tuts with disapproval, but I ignore it as the splendor builds in my core. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

There’s only so much being invisible you can take before you just want to go supernova so no one can ignore you anymore. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“I love to shop at SmartMart,” I said, deciding to ignore the other comment. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

I tried to ignore him when I could. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

She was lost behind her sunglasses, ignoring her husband’s requests that she pose for another picture, walking past her children as if they were strangers. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

A group of Junior Record Keepers awaiting Director Cobblepot shoot me nasty looks and mutter something about “unfair badges” and “stupid magicians,” but I ignore them. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Hannah ignored them and kept on bringing mason jars out of the cellar and washing them. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Boo ignored her question and continued talking to himself. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I ignored him, fairly certain that there were no hordes of boys across town pestering their sister about whether Callie Vee liked them or not. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I lay on my bed that night, trying to ignore the shuffling coming from less than a metre away. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas ignored the question and moved on, determined to get as many answers as possible. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He ignored them and hoped they would go away. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

She knew Lara might badmouth her and told me to ignore it. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“It would have been scandal, and ruin,” the old woman said, even as everyone ignored her. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Charlie ignores me and keeps messing with the remote control to get his movie to start playing. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

But most Pashtun men would ignore their wives. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Cersei ignored him, preferring to lavish her smiles on their cousin. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I decide to ignore them and let them have their fun. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

I ignore the few people dawdling in the corridor in front of me. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The dog chased his tail, spinning in circles, ignoring them completely. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

I breathed deeply, stretched, and bent down again, ignoring the thumping under my skull. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

To lump people as different as Zulus, Somalis, and Ibos under the single heading of “blacks” ignores the differences between them. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Cardan flinches and tries to catch my eye, but I ignore him. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Coach is pretty much the only good black man I’ve ever met,” Rod says, ignoring my comment about his sister. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as Mrs. Baker realized Lily was ignoring her, her expression hardened. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“Sorry,” he whispered, ignoring a dirty look from Newt. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Sam was so easy to ignore, so quiet. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Zak called to her again, but she ignored him, and I stood in the path, blocking their way. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I had tried everything: counting, having Mr. W. conduct me through it, NOT counting, closing my eyes, reading the music, ignoring the music. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I did what I could to ignore the whirlwind around Barack, even if it showed no sign of dying down. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

But I only saw half, and ignored the other side of the poem: “The simple News that Nature told—With tender Majesty.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

They watched the trains and smelled the ashes, ignoring tragedy. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I tried to ignore the little voice, but then the voice spoke louder. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

And a friend who keeps ignoring me, Seven thought but didn’t say out loud. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

He does not answer, or he mumbles words you can’t understand, so you try to ignore it, but the flight seems to go on forever. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Olly gestures for her to get away, but she ignores him. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

David ignores me mostly, except when I almost ruined the $300 microscope by twisting the knob the wrong way. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then again, maybe someone knew but chose to ignore it. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

It’s just her way of saying that most of the time, people get distracted by little stuff and ignore the big stuff. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Newt was there, too, but sat alone, ignoring everybody His eyes were bloodshot, his forehead creased with heavy lines. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

It’s like the shape of her body heat fit right into me and I couldn’t ignore her for long. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

It was funny how so many people ignored my mother, but they were all fascinated by this little Japanese baby. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Alyce ran for the cottage, found a bit of bread she had hidden away for the cat, ignored the midwife’s questions and demands, and started back for the cowshed. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He completely ignored Dr. Grossman’s suggestion that he rest more, and every time I brought up the subject he either waved it away or talked about the violence now going on in Palestine. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Because while Pong was better than anyone at paying attention, and almost as good as Somkit at waiting, he was terrible at ignoring when things weren't fair. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

In Du Bois’s view, Washington’s public statements arguing that poor education and bad choices were responsible for the plight of former slaves ignored the damage wrought by caste and threatened to rationalize the entire system. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Realizing with shame that my fixation with assassinating Snow has allowed me to ignore a much more difficult problem. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

And so the two fell to angry looks and hatred, although the elder, being proud of her correctness, would deal only in silent scorn, careful to ignore the other’s very presence. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Annabeth ignored me while she scribbled on her inspection scroll, giving both cabins a one out of five. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“I want to ask you to witness a coronation ceremony,” I say, ignoring the food. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I scoured the Internet and there was no news of an arrest, either, so I imagine he just ignored my email. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Connor barked as he continued playing the game, totally ignoring us. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He’s ignoring me, lips pressed together, his eyes straight ahead. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

My faux-pas was so palpably obvious, so idiotic and unpardonable, that to ignore it would show me to be an even greater fool if possible, than I was already. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Why else did the class, which had welcomed her so warmly at first, ignore her so now? In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

For as long as he holds on to words, he can ignore how much else has changed in his life. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Conceivably two expanding civilizations with different planetary requirements would ignore each other, their filigree patterns of expansion intertwining, but not conflicting. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Threpe ignored me and waved the broad-shouldered man over to our table. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was as if because of their train meeting years ago, they could bypass several steps, ignore several unknowns, and slide into an immediate intimacy. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

R.C. ignored me and waited for Naomi to open the front door. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Angela stepped tentatively behind the secretary, not knowing whether to ignore her disability or to take her arm. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stood in front of the men, ignoring the guards. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was always best to ignore them unless they bothered you. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

You can even be warned and ignore the warning. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I shake my head frantically, but Mom turns away, ignoring me. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

He ignored his father and headed straight for me. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“She might not,” Joaquin said, and ignored the angry glance that Grace shot him. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“Are you avoiding the subject at hand? Using social obligations to ignore the uncomfortable issue?” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

They smiled at each other trying to ignore May Belle’s anxious little voice. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

Of course, she’d tell me not to talk back and virtually ignore me for two days. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Cheesethief ignored them as he moved among the bodies that had fallen from the high branches; four rats, a ferret, and one weasel. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The Dutch group’s strategy was to ignore the giant multinational drug companies, the ones that rely on research and brand names and patent protection. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

I ignore the growling in my stomach and pray that I'll be at the west border of Central Park soon. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Klaus ignored the insult and opened the book to where one of the scraps of paper was marking his place. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Why would I speak to you? You always ignore what I say anyway.” King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

The government retaliated by banning all gatherings relating to my imprisonment, but this restriction was ignored by the liberation movement. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kaz ignored the pistol, turning his attention to the big man lying on the ground. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Stanton thinks the president is a fool for ignoring the rumors and argues that Lincoln is risking his life. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Tell him I was freaking out because my friend needed help and that it wouldn’t have been right to ignore her.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

My father, reading the newspaper, ignored me at first. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

The demon boys called out some things, but we ignored them until we had passed them by. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother would tell me to be quiet right now and ignore these words. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I shout, ignoring that she ain’t said a word since I met her. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

She ignores me and my increased wind resistance. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

But the nurse had asked Grace if she wanted to, and she ignored her mother’s worried eyes, her lip caught between her teeth. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

They paid attention to things like late fees and interest rates; she mostly ignored them because she couldn’t pay the bills anyway. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

I want to ignore it—I try to, staring back into the two luminescent blue eyes in front of me. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Just when I thought he intended to ignore me entirely, he strolled over. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Wake up, Helene,” I yell at her, ignoring the pressing crowd. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

She’d ignored Janie’s calls and texts because she didn’t know how to explain how she felt, how to explain the rawness of this new world. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Genie lay back and looked over his questions, ignoring the diss. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

The old man ignored the passing horses and carriages, the silk brocade and the government seal, and simply continued reading a large book in his lap, placidly fingering a bag of red string beside him. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Some nights, when he couldn’t sleep, Beto went over in his mind the many details that must have been ignored to come to the conclusions reported in the article. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then getting back up, getting back on, ignoring Marcus's fake chuckles. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

Every thump of my feet sends pain through my ribs, but I ignore it. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The next time I got detention, I sat in the back and ignored her, but the more I ignored Jenny, the more she pushed. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

As soon as I’ve dressed, I make my way warily down the hall, a white bundle under my arm, trying hard to ignore the sanitary pad I’m wearing. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

She ignored him, still laughing, and asked him to give her mother the phone. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I was told to ignore anyone who held such ridiculous beliefs. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He pulled her over to the bank and, ignoring her protests, helped her out. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He sliced off a long cluster of vines and laced them through one of his belt loops, trying to ignore the burning and itching in his hands. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Okay,” Jennifer said, trying to ignore the tiny warning alarms going off inside her. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

That might have been that if only, some days afterward, the thieves hadn’t ignored a traffic signal in the city of Saint Joseph, Missouri. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grandma was already in the yard, looking from grandson to grandson, completely ignoring the fact that someone had just arrived in the most beat-up car Genie had ever seen. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“The one you don’t like,” I tell her, ignoring her jibe. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He wanted to ignore her, but found he couldn’t back away from the challenge. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I considered Nelson’s view of what ought to be done with twins, and the dreadful consequences of ignoring that tradition. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

And so Ashima and Ashoke have agreed to put off the decision of what to name the baby until a letter comes, ignoring the forms from the hospital about filing for a birth certificate. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

And I think I would be a bad fool to ignore what one of the people says, even if it’s not what the tsar says.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

But his standard operating procedure is to ignore me. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Those who brag about Baltimore often ignore these substandard areas. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Thomas makes a choking sound, but I ignore it and keep going. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

They ignore me and keep working, but I can’t stop myself from wanting to ruin their game. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I thought if I just ignore them and their allusions of grandeur, then they’ll eventually forget about it. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I’m not that kind of girl,” I said, but he ignored me. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

It didn’t matter that history was our way of keeping score, since the points didn’t matter, but I couldn’t just ignore it. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Cas hadn’t been sure she wanted to hear it, but it was hard to ignore someone’s final words, even if that someone had called you a coward. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He's ignoring everyone else here, which is why I think he'll ignore me too. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I felt I could drink three cups of it But he pressed the wooden stopper firmly back into die keg, ignoring me. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t particularly loud, but it held a serious tone you never ignore in the Fishery. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It gave her a clarity she could not ignore. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The teenager ignores me, probably she can’t even hear anything with those headphones on, but the moo-cow kid’s mouth falls open. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He ignored the violence in the gesture and kissed her moist palm. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

After a while, her own ache subsided, and she tried to ignore the uneasy awareness that something had gone very wrong. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Dorian fled to speak with a group of his guests, actively ignoring Ignatius, as was everyone else in the room. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d seen it in other guys’ eyes all year and just ignored it. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Every other day these omissions are easy—easier, at least—to ignore. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I frown at my phone, trying to ignore the guilty twinge in my chest. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

He could hardly ignore the others' hostile glares, but he tried his best. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“We’re going to ignore that poor guy up there and walk nice and calm to the cockpit. Let’s go.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“You have to ignore it. He doesn’t mean any harm. Close your eyes and think of England!” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

It was an idea that had started to whisper in her head the moment she’d heard that Mark was gone, but she’d ignored it. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Tiny decides to ignore me, and he tells Jane that he hopes one day to have enough texts from Will Grayson to turn them into a book, because his texts are like poetry. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

I ignored them all and took my bag to an empty table, where I thought about places I could look for Susie’s missing piece of skin. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I took some pictures, ignoring the little voice inside that said Paparazzi! Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Today I ignore her suggestion to wait in the kitchen, even though she obviously considered it an order. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

She listened to what the doctors recommended, but on many occasions she ignored their guidance and relied on a combination of maternal instinct and common sense. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

The men inside either glared back or ignored us in a way that suggested mental illness or depression more than sullenness. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s why I let her win, son”—he totally ignored her—“because, truth is, I’m scared of her.” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

As opposed to moping around my bedroom, ignoring his texts. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

But the war outside refused to be ignored for long. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The Dursleys, after quick, scared looks at one another, tried to ignore their glasses completely, a difficult feat, as they were nudging them gently on the sides of their heads. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He laughed and glanced over to Hackett, who was perched on the arm of the couch, and who ignored him, too busy scrolling through his phone. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Engineers have co-opted these devices to have those very signals we can’t ignore.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The store manager hoped that by ignoring the students they would eventually grow bored and leave. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Now that I know she's there, it's hard to ignore the child. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“I just wondered ... if you could warn me beforehand the next time you decide to ignore me for my own good. Just so I’m prepared.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

It should have been an easy decision—don’t acknowledge the guy who attacked and humiliated me—but Marcus had been there when no one else had, and I couldn’t ignore him when he needed me. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He heard Alec yelling his name, but somehow he ignored it. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I ignored them and returned to the counter, pretending to look for another notepad but actually searching for the Magic 8 Ball. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

He ignored the famous wine, women, and song. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

He tapped the horn, but I ignored him. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I thought that these groups were supposed to serve and protect us, but they ignored calls from our neighborhood. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She held out her hand, but Ashish ignored it and pulled her into a hug instead. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I wondered why it was so easy for me to see that Phoebe’s mother was worried and miserable, but Phoebe couldn’t see it—or if she could, she was ignoring it. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Clara still said nothing, but he ignored her silence and spoke normally to her, interpreting her slightest gestures as replies. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The president is sitting down right now with as many members of the Office of Communications as we could drag out of bed at three in the morning,” Zahra tells him, ignoring his question. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

They ignored me and belted out the heartbreaker part where the mother must leave her baby. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

At dinner, I sat bookended by my parents at the table, moving peas around my plate, trying to ignore the fact that neither of them were speaking—to each other, or to me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Flustered, the reporter stumbled through a few words before turning back around, ignoring Moss completely again. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He left the rest unsaid; that King Robert would ignore him, Lord Tywin would ask if he had taken leave of his senses, and Jaime would only laugh. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

In his mind he believed he could make the illness go away by ignoring it. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry hesitated for a moment, then pulled his scarf from around his face and, ignoring Ron’s gasp, carefully covered the necklace in it and picked it up. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

A grown woman kicked a teenager out of the way, ignoring her pleas for help. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The sledge-meter, ignoring the hard uphill work we had done all day, said we had come only nine miles. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

I flip him off and ignore the vast disapproval coming from my father, because there’ll be time for that later. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Let’s just say I never planned on staying long enough for it to matter. And besides...me and Jesus have been ignoring each other in peace for a long time now.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

She pretended to ignore the man but made a mental note to be more careful than normal when he was around. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Celia, ignoring a frown from Tam Lin, poured him lemonade instead of champagne. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She finally put together some semblance of a figure and raised her left hand in the air, trying to ignore how much it was trembling. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

She won by very convincingly portraying herself as weak and helpless so that she would be ignored. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

He never noticed us, or if he did, he ignored us. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

The alliance is over and she broke it off, so no one could blame him for ignoring her. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

He wore blue jeans and cowboy boots, and tended to ignore authority. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

James ignored her and slathered jam on his seventh pancake. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

But since the odds are still against either of us surviving, I manage to ignore the thought. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Sometimes they ignored each other, sometimes played catch. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So why don’t you just ignore the e-mails?” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Animals and trees withered and died and the people begged for rain, hut Jade Dragon ignored them. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

I try to ignore the nervous electricity that pulses through me every second he touches me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I climb the stairs to the front entrance, doing my best to ignore all the eyes my suit attracts. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

He pushed the food around on his plate, trying to ignore them and sneaking bites of bread to Freebie. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

I ignored it while trying to find out where it was coming from. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She’d shout “Surprise!” and tell me she really hasn’t been ignoring me. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

There’s a sweetness to the blush of his cheeks that I try very hard to ignore. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

But I ignore them and keep on walking. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

“We heard them piling boulders up on the other side. They’ve decided to ignore the outside world for a while.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to think of you, though, and how you’d tell me to ignore everyone. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I tried to ignore it, but it stayed with me all day and into the next, like a mosquito I couldn’t see, let alone swat. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The next time that they ran to beat their previous records, she’d ignored the track altogether and just walked across the field to the finish line. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

So they ran as fast as they could to the house where a woman older than death lived, and they ignored the shivering nape hair and the softness in their knees. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ignored the windows now and walked along, becoming aware that I was muttering to myself again. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Too many Europeans ignored his rules and smuggled in English goods. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

Some had blood on their uniforms and faces, which they didn’t seem to notice or simply ignored. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Instead, I feel painfully visible, and entirely ignored. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

A girl she recognized from her class, one who always ignored her and whose name she couldn’t remember, was chosen—and then her best friend was too. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

I ignore the tiny voice inside me that whispers, You're lying. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

My phone vibrates in my pocket again, but I ignore it. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I ignored him, and then he slumped again, sliding partway down the tree. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

We both give a somewhat convincing laugh and ignore the stares from around the room. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I ignored them for a while, but I was getting madder and madder. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

My batter needed to be stirred so I ignored the comings and goings in the living room again. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to ignore the panic flaring inside him. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He paid his fare and walked to an empty seat, ignoring me. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Metias ignored me and placed another cool towel on my head. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

There were scowls and glares, though for the most part I was pointedly ignored. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

If you ignore one, you could be in for a bumpy ride. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s nothing to do but try to ignore the nasty stuff soaking my foot and, as Ted exhorts us, work through it. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Great insects, angry and buzzing over the steaming jungle, ignoring the fact that every hostile in the area was trying to bring them down. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took a cigarette from his own pack, ignoring a transparent humidor on the table, and lit it with his own lighter. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Runt ignored the meal Bristle dug up for him. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He’d tell himself to ignore her, and the next thing he knew his eyes would be seeking her out. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

So Ess settled down and came to watch as Jinny pulled a frame from the hive, ignoring the bees that crawled and buzzed and settled on her skin, tickling. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Still, despite the urgency of my other errand, I couldn’t ignore the chance to gather some information about the crisis closer to home. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He ignored me, so I told him to stop. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Clyde ignored the paws that Ignatius had extended for inspection. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I kept my eyes on the light and ignored my heaving lungs, my queasy stomach. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Ten of these vessels, all staffed by soldiers or police officers, ignored their canoe and their calls for assistance. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

I tried to avoid looking at them, the way you try not to be sick by ignoring the fact that you're about to be. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

She ignored her grandmother, who was sitting at the head of the table in a silence of furious anger. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or perhaps because her parents had ignored him, unimpressed because he didn’t know anyone who was worth knowing. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Just as Indian mathematicians accepted zero while Europeans rejected it for centuries, the East embraced negative numbers while the West tried to ignore them. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

It was bad enough having the other kids ignore me. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

The nasty injuries, beneath the scarred skin, the things I'd like to disappear by ignoring. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He lowered slowly, ignoring the stone pressing hard against his knees. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

She sprinted back inside the house, ignoring the exclamation of surprise from Edwina and a few of the other guests. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Trying to ignore the doubt that was seeping into his mind about the plan, Thomas continued on. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

And she had ignored, too, the cement in her soul. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

We are accustomed to look for the gross and immediate effect and to ignore all else. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Down at the river, Naomi sat on her rock and tried to ignore the twins. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I ignored Velia’s comment and started to undo the knots that held the blanket together around Pita’s body. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

So I decided to ignore Ambrose and enjoy my new luxurious lifestyle at the Horse and Four. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He had no idea what her life had been like before—Constance hated being asked questions and generally ignored them, or else responded by making rude sounds—but it was obvious she’d had little guidance. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Thandiwe shifted behind me, but I ignored her and stepped forward. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Kainene sounded admiring, as if his ignoring her was further proof of his heroism. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She considered, trying to ignore the jangling hangers, with their cold, quick touch. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bitter always needed to organize, to tidy up, and right then Pet was an explosion of loose ends she couldn’t ignore. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

She think if she get busy with something else and ignore him, he might just go away. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

She motioned for Antain to sit on one of the chairs—it was covered with a spiky sort of vine, but Antain sat on it anyway, trying to ignore the prickles in his legs. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

They remained there, tucked into his memory, deep within a cave of abstract thoughts: information and ideas about pawns and squares to be used, discarded, or ignored—all in perfect cadence and synchronicity. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

But I can’t ignore how despite my standing in front of him, despite us being in class together, Brian totally erased me. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

He glanced at Lily, who was pointedly ignoring the poor guy. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I ignore the heat on the back of my neck, try not to think about the way those words feel layered. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“Why not? He doesn’t really bug me all that much. I just ignore him. He seems happy,” I say. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

When we get to the front steps, Camille purses her lips and ignores me, but Breanna has a big smile for me as she tells me welcome back. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

The protests were ignored and the program was launched in 1958. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I pulled back the blankets, ignored the stains. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Plath ignored her and barked at the water as if she thought she could annoy it into submission. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

They’ve given him math and language workbooks that he’s ignored, and when he returns, a month or two later, they praise him for keeping up with things. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

She proud & limping, her pretty bare feet hideous with open wounds and her white face swollen with bruising, ignoring me. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

She was holding her bag tight against her with her good arm and looking down at the ground, ignoring his hand as he reached out to help steady her. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The older two ignored the sofa and chairs to settle on the floor while Chima curled up on the sofa, balancing his plastic plate on his lap. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“You ignored me thoroughly. But it doesn’t matter.” The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

People were going to start realizing that he could no longer be ignored, and Frankie was going to get a front-row seat for the show. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“There’s supposed to be one in the middle of the White Island,” said Nina, ignoring the warning look the Fjerdan cast her. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

But this happened only rarely; typically, husband and wife ignored each other. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Basically, I tried to ignore my sexual awakening by imitating the Rock. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I feel immensely relieved by the news that I won’t be given—and have to ignore — direct orders from 13. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

George shrugged, trying to ignore the fear that coursed through her. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

She could feel the eyes watching her, but she did her best to ignore them. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She wanted to scream at her, shake her, ignore her forever, crawl into her lap and cry. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“What if we scare them for once? Make everyone see something they can’t ignore?” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes were wide with surprise, and Ophie immediately knew that she had done something terribly wrong in blatantly ignoring Aunt Rose’s advice. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

She stared at the ground and ignored us. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

His ravings against the Capitol no longer pointless, no longer to be ignored. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Bristle ignored the instinct to flee as well. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Singer could ignore the situation no longer, so at last he asked Antonapoulos if his stomach pained him or if he perhaps felt bad and wished to go to sleep. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

At home, I ignore the half-done poster on my desk and crawl into bed without even changing. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

George would come home after school to find Scott on the couch, watching wrestling and ignoring his homework. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

I was comfortably ignored until we headed out of the city, toward the University. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Finally clean, I pull on my robe and head back to bed, ignoring my dripping hair. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I try to ignore my surges of panic as he almost veers into streetlights or road barriers, and focus instead on the snow. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He took the kids to a diner, where the waitress sat them immediately and brought them menus, ignoring other customers to give them priority. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“Boys sometimes show that they like girls in strange ways. When I was your age, boys showed interest in girls by ignoring them or treating them badly.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“We have an hour and a half before our plane leaves, honey,” my mom says, but Charlie ignores her and tells us to hurry. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

It hadn’t worked, and he had dismissed the attempt when he could no longer ignore that it felt like a pathetic falsehood. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“But you are not!” the emperor continued, ignoring the king’s protests. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

She completely ignores the fact that I was never in, and that she dumped me, banished me from even the shadows of Martha glory. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

And if that really was the case, how could I ignore it? Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Because we both know I’ve been ignoring the only words that really matter. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Or should they ignore Judge Johnson’s order and go ahead with the march as planned? Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Usually Luke just ignored Mark, but now, with Dad acting so skittish...What would Luke have done if it really had been the Population Police? Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

But he felt most like an idiot for asking Claire to join him and then ignoring her completely. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

I tried to ignore the possibility that Diego might be there, but when I realized I’d spent an hour obsessing over what to wear, I knew I was hoping to see him. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

The trick was to ignore what was coming in on the right ear. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

But this time, I ignore the piano and walk to the back corner of the store. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“She is ignoring me. Did you notice how rude she was earlier? These Eastern Europeans just don’t like serving black people.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She breathed fast through her nose and tried to ignore the nauseating stink of sopping sawdust rising from the ground. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

All four relay team girls ignore me, and I wonder if Carmetta and Maya think I dogged Tyler too. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Maddy ignores me, but a boy from language arts class—Micah, I think—smiles at me. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I shot a couple of rounds sitting against a wall, ignoring the bandage on my foot and everyone else. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I made my way down the riverwalk, the long path bordering the waterfront, trying to ignore the villagers who plugged their noses as they passed. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

The single most interesting word, when it came to the bending and ignoring of rules, was contraband. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man ignored us and pressed on steadily. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He ignored the pain tearing over his skin and focused all his attention on the bits of metal clinging to his clothes, the shavings and tiny particles from the severed link in the gate chain. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

But the government’s transgressions could no longer be ignored. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I stayed behind a pipe in the laundry room, ignored the pulsating beeps coming over the audio system, and watched a spider construct a web. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Smith stood with them, ignoring the popping flashbulbs to let his eyes comb over his horse. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s still in his Sunday tie and I try to ignore how handsome he looks. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The pilot continued to work the controls, ignoring the chaotic scene behind her. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

In PE the Wrestling Unit was still going on, but the So-Called Gym Teacher didn’t say anything when I ignored the lined-up platoons and went outside to run. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He was ignoring Jack’s half tub of olives. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ignorant, in the Handdara sense: to ignore the abstraction, to hold fast to the thing. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Sandi ignored her mother's fierce look and reached out for the doll. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

But, as indicated above, the real importance of the singularity theorems was that they showed that the gravitational field must become so strong that quantum gravitational effects could not be ignored. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried desperately to ignore Olive’s order, but all my complaints started: churning stomach, pounding temples, shortness of breath. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Give me five,” Raina says, walking over to Char, ignoring me. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Was she so desperate to fit in with the Aberzombies that she was ignoring the fact that Evan was playing her? When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Let’s pray for Ben’s success in the first game,” Lillian said, ignoring her older daughter. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He ignored his problem—and the problem just sort of melted away. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Dad thought the best way to deal with sickness in the family was simply to ignore it. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hoped Emma would ignore the ugliness of the house, the gray day, and her headache, and give it some more thought. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked over at Laura Friendly, ignoring everyone else in the room. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

“First time always the hardest. Especially with them sympathetic looks folks give you. You learn to ignore them eventually.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Both of them ignored me while she sobbed and he tried to find nice words to say to make her feel better. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I try to ignore the jealousy that swims into my chest. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

She put her hands forward and moved quickly between the trees, trying to ignore her thundering heartbeat. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

She was full of crazy ideas that I ignored, but I lay there thinking about this one, wondering if the bees had come with my death in mind. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the Golden Pony I waited for over an hour before I realized I was being politely ignored. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It will probably surprise no one to hear that I was terrible at ignoring Ocean. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Or, like Dad, they pay attention to stuff that distracts them from the more important things that they’re ignoring. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

“You need a cocktail dress for a cocktail party,” Janae says, ignoring my question. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He is calm, but he ignores them completely, as if “he could not care less,” reads the medical report. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I decided to ignore the lady who was now crossing the threshold into our home. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Things just felt so obvious now, as if he couldn’t push it into the background and ignore it. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

If I don’t even talk to Erin during basketball season, and Erin’s been my best friend since elementary school, then I shouldn’t feel bad about ignoring Boy21. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

During pageant rehearsals I stay to myself, trying hard to ignore the staring, the whispers, the she don't stand a chance giggles. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The majority do nothing to them, just ignore them. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I went to greet him, but he ignored my wave. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girl ignored the comments and let another bee march up her arm. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

And which is worse—to be despised, or to be ignored? Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

But to successfully ignore those reports and misdirect people into thinking the problem was under control? Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I smiled back, ignoring the ache in my cheeks. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

And then she leads me to Jaimito, who is sleeping peacefully in his crib as she spews out more rules that I mostly ignore. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think we’re ready for more pain medication,” he said calmly, ignoring my furious expression. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I grab the backpack, ignoring the pleas and cries for help. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She emptied the contents of the bag onto the bed, ignoring the dunes of sugar that poured out with it, and surveyed the land of goodness before her. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She closed her eyes and. tried to ignore the tumbling and tossing. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The phone rang in the kitchen and Luke ignored it. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The tercel ignores them and climbs, it seems to me, into the very stratosphere. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Something flickered in Hazel’s heart, and she tried to ignore it. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

The children ignored her and fell upon the melons. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

They never ignore you or judge you or make fun of you. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Jacobs began to yammer on about the formation of snowflakes—supercooled droplets, layers of atmosphere, blah blah—which was the same information Hazel had ignored from her mother three days ago. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Tally shook away that last image and ran down the hall, ignoring the same jokes about her mask, risking glances into the rooms one by one. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Though he had not attempted escape, nor offered violence to his captors, he would ignore their commands oft as not or reply with muttered curses. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Something moved faintly across the edge of the field of vision of my left eye, but I ignored it and kept staring at the sunlight on the ailanthus leaves. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

The French have decided to ignore our self-proclaimed superiority, and this is translated as arrogance. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Holly set her visor to reflect, and ignored them all. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

The dream, plus all the advice and warnings of the past week, seemed too great a message to ignore. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

Ruth looked around at Corinthians, who ignored her. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jack’s body tensed sharply as they entered the woods, and Hazel ignored it and moved on. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Theon ignored him utterly, but there was nothing new in that. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The fact that so many black and brown men are rounded up for drug crimes that go largely ignored when committed by whites is unseen. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

She feels a bit guilty for all these months of studying, aware that with her exams as an excuse, she has ignored Nikhil perhaps more than necessary. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Yossarian cursed him silently and made up his mind to ignore him. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

We did our best to ignore him, until the day I came home to find my father with his head in his hands. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Every time it happens, it gets harder to ignore the carnage at my feet. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Around the ballroom the creature raced, underneath tables and up across the window ledges, although it dimwittedly ignored the one that had been opened. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

After months of ignoring the bloody symptoms of his cancer, Dad finally passed out in the mine. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Mostly, though, she writes about things that she misses and things she longs for, as if she ignores the present to dwell on the past and future. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Alice called down to the front desk and asked them to ignore our maid service for now. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Finally, desperate, he had gotten out of bed, and dressed hurriedly, ignoring the protests of his parents. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Emily thought maybe he hadn’t heard her question or was just going to ignore it because he didn’t want to talk about Mr. Griswold. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Thousands of black men have disappeared into prisons and jails, locked away for drug crimes that are largely ignored when committed by whites. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

As we walked up the steps, we saw the three MPs sitting at the entrance of the compound, chatting and ignoring us. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

This is both amusing and useful—makes it much easier to ignore her. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

He wheeled about and sprinted off again, ignoring the Fat Lady who was calling after him. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

My brothers and sisters had left the table, and my father would not look at me anymore, ignoring me. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t just ignore the email—he would tell the police. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The stars said nothing, but I pretended to ignore the rudeness. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the time being, at least, she ignored his advice. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

They would not ignore her then, not when she could do something they could do, not when she could skate just like an American. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

“It's okay. We kind of all ignore each other.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“It wasn’t exactly a choice,” Mama said, but Cook ignored her and continued chattering on at Ophie as they walked down the narrow hallway to the servants’ quarters out behind the house. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I’m trying to ignore the voice in my head that’s saying, Well, look at you, all smooth and such. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

She took a walk on the banks of Kilkenny Pond, trying to ignore the nippiness of the night, the troublesome memories of Mama’s ordeal. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

How many days and nights had I spent perched up there with Sam, steadfastly ignoring Vanessa’s attempts to drag us into some stupid, pointless conversation? The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Why would she ignore me after reaching out to me in Schmidt’s office? Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

But she ignored my question and told me not to wear them again. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

“I expect you know something of that yourself ...” Kote ignored the unspoken question. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Rex loped around him and kept bringing him sticks, looking hurt when Alex ignored him. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Esteban Trueba lost patience and returned to his country prepared to ignore the problem of his height, since all great politicians in history had been small, from Napoleon to Hitler. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nobody wants to think he’s being a racist, but maybe it was a bigger problem, like everyone was just ignoring it, like it was invisible. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I gave him a warning look, which he, of course, ignored. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

He lifted a hand then, ignoring their exclamations, and began to smooth the thin hairs of his beard. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had ignored his heavy coat on the way to school, but now, seeing the added scarf and hat, they cracked up. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

I passed by him, ignored Gay, and walked down the hall to a door with a sign that read Ashley’s ROOM. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Adams virtually ignored his cabinet, most of whom were more loyal to Hamilton anyway, and fell back to his family for advice, which in practice made Abigail his unofficial one-woman staff. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

I ignore the stars in my eyes and throw myself across Tori. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment, I think he’s ignoring me, but then I realize he’s not answering because he can’t lie and he doesn’t want to tell me the truth. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I became skilled in ignoring these cosmic threats and developed a callousness toward all metaphysical preachments. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

But somehow in all this talking, we ignored the major thing. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he spoke, there was a grating sound at the back of his throat which they both ignored. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“But that woman’s got the kind of math in her head that you need in yours. Focus on that and ignore the rest.” Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The returning midwife, angry at Alyce for ignoring her earlier, set her to do all the least pleasant chores: roasting frogs’ livers, boiling snails into jelly, stripping the thorns from dogberry roses. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What will we buy?” asked Jo, ignoring the latter part of his speech, and sniffing the mingled odors with an affectation of delight as they went in. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she ignored me as he had, I knew I’d messed up. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

We sat with the dead man, ignoring the gawking crowd that had gathered, until a constable came and summoned a cart to bear the body away. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was a gold mine of information that everyone had ignored. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

As we make our way through the tables, I do my best to ignore all the stunned faces that turn my way. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“You’ve been ignoring me,” she claims as she tosses my coat into the closet, not bothering to put it on a hanger. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I ignored it and waited for the image to change. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He guessed they both hated being ignored, though. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Or that she just ignored it and chose to live life in the lie instead. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I was mad at you for ignoring me for him. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

But my parents tried to teach us to ignore any negative perceptions of our homeland. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

I explained that they were for the black streak chicken, but they just ignored me. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

Ivy’s stomach flickered some more, but she ignored it. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

And if he and Emilia had ignored Matt since, neither had they been cruel. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She ignores me and steps down from the stoop. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Equally important, though, the sole-factor test ignores the ways in which seemingly race-neutral factors—such as location—operate in a highly discriminatory fashion. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“He sent a text to say he can’t reach you. I don’t know why he pretends not to know that you ignore his calls.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Ron!” said Hermione, this time clearly audible over the rain thundering on the tent roof, but again, he ignored her. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He puts his hands on my shoulders, ignores my puzzled look, and gives me a quick kiss on my forehead. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I bite my lip and follow, trying to ignore his threat and instead focus on Sana’s tattoo. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“It’s war—Congress or no,” Matt said slowly, ignoring his nephew’s remark. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

We may pause briefly before a famous masterpiece that we have been told we are supposed to admire, then ignore the gallery full of equally beautiful and important works around it. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he ignored Grace’s words of warning and gladly went to meet them. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah,” Dimple said, ignoring Rishi’s very obvious don’t encourage him eyebrow raising combined with a head shake. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Ma looks at me, but I ignore her and continue to slurp my soup. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The whole class groans, but he’s good at ignoring us. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

I try to ignore the bits about Amber and me, and plaster a stiff smile on my face. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I shouted to Ashlee, who ignored me and pedaled off on the tricycle. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“You have a broken hip. It has to be pinned. After that you’ll need extensive physical therapy. It’s a long process, and you can’t ignore it just because it doesn’t fit in with your plans.” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

I pulled a few leaves from several trees, ignoring the strange looks I got from passersby. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

I’m sitting in the back, trying to ignore his glances in the rearview. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Up until 1851, she was either unaware of the danger posed by the Fugitive Slave Law, or else she ignored it. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s funny how when the land is so flat, and the buildings so low, the sky seems to take over everything, announcing itself in a way you can’t ignore. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Penny continues to scribble, ignoring both of us. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

And similar to that person Jack had described, she also couldn’t imagine ignoring The Gold-Bug puzzle now that she’d found it. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

As I walk outside, some say hi and some ignore me, but they still know that I’m the Three Bees’ cousin, as they say. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Just ignore them,” Samira told me in math class on Thursday, when the two of us were paired up to solve a geometry problem. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

If Maman were here, she would tell me to pluck flower petals to help me create perfect natural shades, and ignore Du Barry's extensive color guides. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Even during class times, when her mother was not around, they now ignored her, their sharp, clear eyes roaming the classroom for another victim, someone too fat, too ugly, too poor, too different. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

My friends told me to ignore him, which I tried to do, but it was hard because I never knew where or when he’d show up. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Once, he waved his hand frantically to answer a question but the teacher ignored him. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There is no other recourse but to ignore it entirely and resolutely fight for the successful conclusion of the war.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

They’re also more likely to remember true “predictions,” overvalue coincidences, and ignore everything else. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

To ignore this science is to engage in self-deception, to tell ourselves a lie. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

They’ve learned that schools in America will ignore parents’ instructions and register a child under his pet name. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

They were old enough to be irritable when and where they chose, tired enough to look forward to death, disinterested enough to accept the idea of pain while ignoring the presence of pain. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

I marched past the rows of tents set up on the grounds outside of the fort, trying very hard to ignore the men and boys who stared as I walked by. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

A woman from down the street said, “Come back! Where are you going? Ebe ka I na-eje?” but she ignored them both and scrambled out of the bunker. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He conveniently ignored the fact that the ex-slaves wanted to work their own land, not labor for their former owners. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

Then I ignore six texts in a row, all from Garrett. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

He'd ignored the rumblings from the press and others who were concerned that Garfield was too incapacitated to serve. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He ignores Caesar's attempts at banter and answers with a yes or no or just remains silent. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He ignored his threat to begin at zero if anyone did that and made do with berating them. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was nice, and unexpected, even if they did spend the whole time laughing and running, acting silly, mostly ignoring me. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Pain rushes through my body in sharp bursts, but I try to ignore it, stifling a groan. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I stomp off to my room—ignoring Nana’s pleas for me to come back—and log on to my computer. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I ignore it at first but then begin to wonder what she has to tell me that’s so important on a Saturday night. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

I sank down into the empty space their wagon had left and felt the aches and pains of a dozen injuries that I had forced myself to ignore. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Good luck to you, too,” Ash replied, and then she went quickly down the stairs and out the kitchen door, ignoring the cook’s questions. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they lobbied their state legislatures, women found that without the vote they were ignored. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

The animals had so much to eat they could afford to ignore food that tended to be sour. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to ignore him, taking aim again. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I sank back onto my heels, drained, ignoring the pain in my ankle. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

However, irrational numbers, unlike zero, could not easily be ignored by the Greeks. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“Sure,” I said, ignoring the worry in her tone. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

I continued on my way, ignoring the ache in my heart. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I was trying to do my required reading and ignored him. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I ignore them and keep watching the sky. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

She could have turned her nose up, or ignored me, but she didn’t. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Williams either didn’t hear Kevin or has become really good at ignoring him. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Her gaze was fierce and commanding - as impossible to ignore as the blue harpy feather in her hair. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Areas that had always been ignored—the far ends of the grandstand, the spectators behind the goalposts, the snack bar parents—found themselves with their own arm- pumping cheerleader. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

I decided that if the Object was going to ignore me and flirt with Rex, I would ignore her and flirt with Jerome. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Kitchen-Girl gives me a glance in greeting, and Cook ignores me. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

My mother reads the charges against me, which I don't pay much attention to, and pronounces the punishment, which I also ignore. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

And similar to that person Jack had described, she also couldn’t imagine ignoring The Gold-Bug puzzle now that she’d found it. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

But the blue-cap man ignores Dray and tries to help Bad Leg to his feet. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Thomas ignored him, more interested than ever in the outside of the Glade. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“They are so ancient; we must try to ignore their appearance. Thanks to us and their programming, their minds have some value, and that is all we are interested in.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Some people tried to whisper to him, but he ignored them. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

She tried to ignore them, but it wasn’t always possible. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

I laugh, but I can’t ignore the achy feeling in my chest. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

If you see one, ignore it and walk away quietly. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

It was impossible to ignore for a few reasons. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

The Keeper stepped forward into the center of the Circle and held up her hand, but Cole ignored her. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Hunkered down behind his TV tray, Milton scowled at the left-wing press, and his growing resemblance to the President couldn’t be ignored. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Albert ignored the questions and tended to the fire. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

An interesting and not altogether unpleasant little ripple went up my spine, but I ignored it. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Mina ignores my outstretched arm, bending over the baby carriage and scooping up Regina in one practiced, fluid motion. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Just ignore the noise,” Wash said with a grin. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Brandon came in after me, bumped me, and then, seeing that I ignored him, decided to step in front of me. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“I’m already on the road,” he said, ignoring my question. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

They’d eaten cold beans and were trying to ignore their thirst. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

They ignored the garden island and anyhow, to be on the safe side, Nhamo had planted everything out of reach. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

If he went to the rangers, however, they would have some irksome questions for him: Why had he ignored posted regulations and driven down the wash in the first place? Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

They could laugh at him but they couldn't ignore him. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sight of Bran in his basket drew stares from those who had not seen it before, but hc had learned to ignore stares. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Up until this point, if a natural historian saw variation between creatures thought to be of the same species, he ignored it. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though I try to ignore it, I know there’s a dozen eyes on us. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Over the years, Mr. Larson had taught himself how to ignore the chaos that erupted in his classroom every day. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

There were laws telling her where she might answer nature’s call—a law she ignored at Langley—and which fountain to drink from. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

If I had believed that we could ignore these eight minutes, I would have patched up my hypothesis accordingly. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

A snack of wild almonds can kill a person foolish enough to ignore the warning of the bitter taste. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

She stood up, choosing to ignore my comment. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The warders ignored my protests, but by the end of the second week, I found a pair of old khaki trousers unceremoniously dumped on the floor of my cell. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

With the way you ignored me at school, I assumed you would ignore me there, too. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“Thanks,” I say again, ignoring Tats’s mouth hanging open. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” I say slowly, remembering the squeezing of my heart that I’d willfully ignored. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

But, as Shin found out, they are quite willing to ignore national directives when presented with an industrious North Korean who keeps his mouth shut and works hard for sixty cents a day. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Yet their loyalty to Hall was such that the two men ignored the overwhelming odds and set out toward the South Summit as fast as they could climb. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Reed ignored the humor in the doctor’s voice. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The cuts and raw spots have crusted over enough that I can mostly move around, and even though my back twinges when I move too quickly, it’s nothing I can’t ignore. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

These spiritual guardians were shocked when people in Philadelphia ignored the obvious lessons and began living as they had before the visitation. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Before I have a chance to say anything to Judith, she brushes past me, too—either preoccupied or deliberately ignoring me—and takes a seat on the sofa. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“I’m sending out the message that they should stay away and ignore us. Hopefully that’s enough. Otherwise...things could get messy.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She looked out the window, pretending to ignore me. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Their theater friends push me to the end of the lunch table and ignore me when I say anything. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“I couldn’t ignore the Feeling if I wanted to,” I said, though I did wish I could ignore the icky feeling that Enoch was jealous of me. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

As long as there is a chance that someone might be having a heart attack, why take even the smallest risk by ignoring her problem? Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

The very nature of the world of the soil has been largely ignored. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Sit,” the woman named Annabella said to Kira, ignoring Matt and Branch, who was busily sniffing the garden, looking for the right place to lift his stubby leg. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to catch up with Tooms, but he ignored me and hustled ahead of me into our English classroom. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The waiter yawned in the corner but we both ignored him and stayed and talked some more. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The news could never be ignored: An earthquake devastates Haiti. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Thank you, it said in her head, and Jam decided to ignore the grudging tone. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I’m so eager for the book to end so that I can read something else, something happier, that I ignore the sound. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He ignored me and lovingly licked his paw. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Ty and Johnny sat next to each other and ignored me. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Trying to ignore the sting of hurt, I said, “I know. It’s so weird that they’d want me to go.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Even if he's busy, something will clear up at some point. He can’t ignore us if were camped outside his door. He needs to know.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Stephanie asked Erin, who ignored her and continued to focus on Drew. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

I try to ignore the toddler pawing at my sneaker. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Leo promised to behave— and then ignored the warning. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Eyes fixed straight ahead, she pretended to ignore the gallantries, but a couple of times her lips curled into a smile. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t done anything Tucker had warned me about, but he certainly hadn’t ignored me. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

When Mr. Armin ignored him, he turned away and began pacing irritably back and forth. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

I ignored the impulse to berate him, because more than anything, I wanted to hear what Caputo knew. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

He gripped the plant just enough to slow him down as he slid to the ground, ignoring the horrible burn. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

There were a few more people in, but the man with the hyena dæmon was still sitting on his stool at the counter, and the new arrivals were at the other end, ignoring him. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

They ignored their father’s tears and marched right up to him. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Harry did the best he could, trying to ignore the stabbing pains in his forehead, which had been bothering him ever since his trip into the forest. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

In 1938, Nathan Newbold, a white educator who served as North Carolina’s top official for black schools, circulated a prophetic warning, which, like all other such alarms, was ignored by the white populace. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Coming up the sidewalk toward us were Sunny and April E. Those girls saw us, but shot right past, ignoring us. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I ignore Ms. Whitaker’s false smile as I follow my brother out of the office and into the hall. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“It’s not just the money,” I said quickly, trying to ignore the vision of my own little hoard of bills and change. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rather characteristically, he pretended not to see us until we were so close it was impossible for him to ignore us any longer. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

To stop himself thinking about it, and because Hooper didn't want him there, he was only ignoring him, while he fiddled with the puzzle, Kingshaw walked quickly across the bedroom, and out of the door. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

"Camellia, my mother's summoned me. And when the queen calls"—she sighs—"I can't ignore her, as much as I might want to." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Part of me wonders which one of them put it there, but now I can’t ignore the fact that every time she opens that drawer, she sees his face. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Milton stepped on the gas, ignoring the scarcity not only of petroleum but of many other things as well. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Butler ignored the objections, settling into a loping run. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Butterscotch nudges me with her nose, but I ignore her. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Dimple swiped at her eyes, ignoring the looks of a couple of early risers probably headed out to coffee. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Indeed, they are wise and right to ignore it and devote themselves to other subjects. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

My brain remembered just how long I’d been ignored and belittled. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I was also starting to understand that I could try to ignore or shake off the way I felt when people called me names. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

She ignored the sound of her pursuers, shooting down the creek bed and across a spur of ore, then onto the river that led to the railroad. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

But he ignores me and goes straight for my sister. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I tried to ignore the phone, tried to keep going, but when the ringing stopped, a sharp click cracked the air and a weepy voice fluttered from my father’s new answering machine. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Who am I ignoring that I shouldn’t be ignoring? Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

He holds up a hanger in each hand, ignoring her judgmental look from where she’s perched atop his dresser. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He had always ignored that announcement because he didn’t understand it and it had never seemed to apply to him in any way. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

"Well, it serves them right. It's their job to pay attention to you. And just because you come from District Twelve is no excuse to ignore you." The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

A piece of gravel dug into his back, but the more he tried to smooth it out the worse it got, so he did his best to ignore it. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Cook says nothing, and after a minute passes, I assume she's chosen to ignore me. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Not exactly,” I admitted, thinking of the kids who teased us and the teachers who ignored us. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

My father wipes his mouth with this folded-up paper napkin and he ignores her and looks at Iggy and says, "You ever do time, you could be a cook." Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

NM: You don’t agree that it would be irregular for a prime minister to ignore a letter raising vital issues affecting the vast majority of the citizens of that country? Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The commander ignored the water jugs, instead pouring himself a shot of something purple from a hip flask. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Frankie ignored the way thinking of Tad made his stomach lurch, and he finished tying the final knot. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Otherwise, she ignored them and spent her time sewing and mumbling to herself, contentedly senile. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“But they ignored him. Why? Because they didn’t hear him. They had shut down.” Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

But stubbornly, taking no direction from the brain, the body of the headless soldier ran on, with energy and grace, ignoring altogether the drip and slide of brain tissue down its back. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“At least I know what I’m a part of, Caleb. You are choosing to ignore what we’ve known all our lives— these people are arrogant and greedy and they will lead you nowhere.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

There was pain as well, but he did his best to ignore that. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Finally, on a Monday afternoon, she went, driving quickly, ignoring speed bumps, so that she would not give herself any time to stop. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Some of these are normally ignored by cattle, but are eaten with relish after treatment with 2,4-D. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

You’d think the members would have tried to comfort her, or at least stopped asking about him, but they just ignored her tears. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Was she ignoring her mother out of stubbornness, or was she going deaf? Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“When you’re looking for a dinosaur, you automatically ignore everything that isn’t it,” I tell him. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

It became easy to underestimate, even to ignore altogether, the importance of class. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bliss and the other doctors ignored their warnings. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

But they were ignoring him completely, silently watching the rain as it continued to taper off. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

He walked briskly up West Third Street, trying to ignore the hunger that had caught up to him. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

The cafeteria with kids flinging peas at each other and ignoring me. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Another few minutes of that weird “we’re ignoring a topic” silence brought us to my school. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Can we ignore what we want to, even need to, in order to survive? A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

They completely ignored the rest of the party while they took turns giving the toddler rides. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

How she ignored him on that day, after he’d made hers so special. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I open the door and grab the phone, ignoring Mom standing in the hallway. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Taisin tried to ignore them, setting up her bedroll on the edge of the platform. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“I know, but...can’t we stay? Please help me ignore reality a little longer.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Her dad’s servant Thanatos, god of death, had suggested that Pluto might be doing Hazel a favor by ignoring her. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I ignore the looks from passing students and run to class. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

She ignored me for the rest of the evening. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I would have ignored anything and anyone to get Otto free, but if I were captured, there would be nothing I could do to help him. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I will ignore the fact that you addressed me directly and will now face the empty space next to you to answer your question,” said Spring. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

But they had come back to her again and again, and now she could not ignore them. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Danny didn’t seem to have heard me—or if he had, he chose to ignore my words completely. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Sansa looked at him and trembled, afraid that he might ignore her or, worse, turn hateful again and send her weeping from the table. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I must have finally been able to ignore the occasional dropping leaf or the tickle of insects on my skin, because I fell asleep. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Others have been discriminated against at work, passed over or ignored; or their art has been ridiculed, dismissed as too feminine. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I redoubled my efforts, but his candle ignored my best attempts to force it into flame. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The old woman would probably just tell her to ignore and avoid all the ghosts she had seen. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I don’t want to hear what he has to say, but I have to, I can’t ignore him. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

So Jonas laughed too, and with his laughter tried to ignore his uneasy conviction that something had happened. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Which is really our brains, terrified, hoping to ignore the fact that we have giant holes in our chests. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

When the newly created Federal Commission on Higher Education had called for desegregation in 1946, the South had simply ignored its recommendations. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m ignoring your sarcasm. I think it would be neat if we had that here. You’d be walking or riding along, and there would be this stone marker with a brass plate: ‘Enchanted Site. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Although they seemed to ignore what both of them knew and what each one knew that the other knew, from that night on they were yoked together in an inviolable complicity. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Skimming down closer, they found themselves ignored, for the first time, because something more interesting was gripping the minds of all the ghosts. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She then ignored the ghost on her chest and chanted her lessons for the next day’s classes. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we got to the village, some of the people ignored us while others came up and begged for C rations and whatever else we would give them. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The accused man looked at the jurors now, ignoring Alvin Hooks entirely, and answered quietly and evenly in their direction, as if there were no one else present. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Within seconds, she was pulled off to the side and pushed up against the wall, her legs spread, arms pinned, the cops ignoring her cries of protest. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

There were some American things they developed appetites for that alarmed me, and things they ignored, which alarmed me even more. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

They point to the current composition of state prisons as “proof” of this imagined fact, ignoring that sentencing practices distort our understanding of who is placed under state control and why. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

I cough again, ignoring the pain in my back, the pain in my head, and when he’s done and ready to go, I wobble just a little but on we go again. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Everybody ignored me when I walked out,” she said. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Charles could not— would not—ignore the variations. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

You don’t tempt fate, you ignore it completely. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She yanked herself free and ignored me, marching down the hallway and heading for the side door to the path toward the admin building. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I was to be a justifier, my task would be to deny the unpredictable human element of all Harlem so that they could ignore it when it in any way interfered with their plans. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tried to ignore the shifting shadows she saw ahead—various creatures ducking out of sight. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

He growled, but Celaena ignored him as she got to her feet. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I was tired of hiding, too; I was tired of ignoring him at school, tired of always giving in to my cynicism. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

In a curiously rambling farewell address, he accused cabinet members of a breach of trust, of ignoring him and of playing into the hands of the African National Congress. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ms. Udell ignored the blank stares she received from the class. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Rishi tried to ignore the heavy stone of disappointment weighing him down. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Dimple ignored the pinprick of guilt she felt at the uncharitable thought; Isabelle wasn’t nearly as awful as the guys. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The soldiers ignored it until, when it persisted, the young one stood up and waved Jonathan toward the bucket and the door. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Once, two girls from my class walked by not far from me, and I called but, “School sure is boring, isn’t it?” but they ignored me. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

As it gets darker and darker outside, I ignore the TV and read about bridges, famous builders, and the engineers who imagined the mathematical symbols and signs that people can’t see. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

But now that he’s Nikhil it’s easier to ignore his parents, to tune out their concerns and pleas. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Knowing all this, I couldn’t ignore that voice shouting in my ear. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Rachel and every other person I’ve known for nine years continue to ignore me. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Frankie shook his head and ignored the way everything inside him churned as he made his way down the hall that led to the main section of the school. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

She ran toward it, ignoring the burning flowers in her path. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

It’s really cool that you were confident enough to just ignore her. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

And if the second plane were horizontal, and friction could be ignored, the ball would roll for ever towards the horizon. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

He stood still, spoon in the air, looking as if he was deciding whether to get mad or to ignore me. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

She ignored the manual’s suggestion that she write the Kodak Company for its helpful book How to Make Good Pictures and went by instinct alone. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I kept on chopping ice off the back window and ignored By’s mumbling voice. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had calc and Latin on Monday, probably my two toughest subjects, and I couldn’t afford to ignore them completely. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

We’re not old-school Catholics who live by the Bible and conveniently ignore all the verses that contradict the hate coming out of their mouths. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“So you did know I was here. Hard to tell when a person’s being ignored while standing, I may add, in the freezing arctic cold.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The phone rings next to me, but I ignore it and the red spirals that it causes. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I tried to ignore them, but that only made them meaner. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

But if I wanted a crack at the summit, I knew that I had no choice but to ignore my infirmities and climb. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

His manner left a strange impression on me, and I tried to ignore it without success. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Nita ignored the jibe and craned her neck to stare across the waters. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

She had been easy for the other kids to ignore. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

Some photographers were taking our picture and I tried to ignore them. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

She pointedly ignores him when he comes to her doorway. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I ignored it as best I could and nodded. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

"Too bloody hot," I tell Sunny, who ignores me and opens Little Women. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I try to ignore his groans of pain and the guilt stabbing at my stomach. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Kaede nodded, trying to ignore the fear that bubbled in her stomach as Pol dropped back again. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

At any other time, he would have put them to instant flight; now he had more pressing business and chose to ignore them. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You put your hand right in it,” said Tom, ignoring Matt, “and screamed your head off.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tiny might ignore you when he's in love. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

That was the kind of remark I couldn’t ignore. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I spent the day thinking sullen thoughts, trying to ignore the sound of his voice and occasionally remembering the way Denna had looked last night with the moon reflecting off the water behind her. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t sure if I didn’t prefer being ignored. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He demands to view the finale, but is ignored. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He ignored the woman standing next to the girl. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only good place was English, where Mr. Gunthrie seemed to have reined in the class so well they ignored me completely. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Hunger knotted his stomach, but he ignored the craving. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

The young Jewish doctor simply ignored me with: “Come on. Bring the next dog. I haven’t got all day.” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

But only, it seemed, for not getting the shot, not for ignoring his symptoms and putting his health in serious jeopardy. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

And let’s face it, most of the white boys ignored me, too. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

They begged me so continuously to come to God that it was impossible for me to ignore them without wounding them. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe Dylan’s right, I just ignored that sign. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

The Dursleys had completely ignored his last two birthdays, and he had no reason to suppose they would remember this one. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Newt was there, too, but sat alone, ignoring everybody. The Maze Runner 2009-10-21T00:00:00Z

I ignored this and said, “Do you think I could be...oh, I don’t know, maybe a Telephone Operator?” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Indeed, tears had welled up in his eyes, and the sincerity in his expression made Reynie—who was used to ignoring his loneliness—grow almost heartsick. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Beneath my dress, my wound stings, but I ignore it. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Yet there’s the other part of me that will not be silenced or ignored. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you think it a sin to ignore all those people who take their valuable time to write to you? You were so good about it at first.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sergeant Robinson, ignoring his own wounds, lifted the injured Seward from the floor and laid him tenderly in his bed. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, when he grew up, they would probably ignore him and treat him like an ant! Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

"If you are a lord, you might learn a lord's courtesy," the little man replied, ignoring the sword point in his face. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Nobody worried about dividing by zero when conveniently ignoring the rules of mathematics explained everything from the fall of an apple to the orbits of the planets in the sky. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Rocca ignored this and went on to explain the joke to me. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Everyone ignores me except for some Capitol attendant who appears behind me and offers me a beverage. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He tried to ignore it—the cookies were calling him—but then the sobbing intensified. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

To violate or ignore a banning order was to invite imprisonment. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I add hard, to ignore and top of my lungs. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

She was making tiny flames dance off her fingertips, while Feral leaned over his big book of symbols, ignoring her. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“I am not one to press my company upon those who do not value it. If Dumbledore chooses to ignore the warnings the cards show —” Her bony hand closed suddenly around Harry’s wrist. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The other two that had been following launched their attack then too, ignoring Buttercup, driving forward with all their hungry strength to Westley’s bleeding shoulder. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“If you hear anything speaking to you—in the wind, in your ear, whatever—just ignore it. And tell someone. Don’t leave the camp alone.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

They ignore me, or hurry past, because maybe they can see the steel spike of terror piercing my skull, driving all the way down into my soul. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

He told me he loved me and I’d just ignored him. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

So we tried to ignore Mary and remember the war. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She ignored me and set about cleaning my side with a cool efficiency that let me know she’d studied in the Medica. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

In the quiet corner of the ICU I start to really think about the bitter things I’ve managed to ignore so far today. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Unless Eva herself introduced the subject, no one ever spoke of her disability; they pretended to ignore it, unless, in some mood of fancy, she began some fearful story about it—generally to entertain children. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Kids funneled from their cars to the school, ignoring the men in black suits and red ties who stood at even intervals along the school’s roof. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

A young white male wearing baggy pants, standing in front of his high school and surrounded by his friends, might well be ignored by police officers. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Their handlers ignored pleas for mercy and killed indiscriminately. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Some of us have severe problems that need to be addressed, not ignored, no matter what the cost. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Had Purple given the United States a warning of the attack—a warning that was ignored? The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

My homeroom teacher, Miss Allison, a young white woman with glasses who generally ignored me, would shrug as I walked in ten minutes late, apologizing about a delayed bus. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beside him the Lady Salmakia was emerging from the shadow, and, ignoring the children completely, she made a curtsy to the bear. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He ignored the smoke that was billowing around the corner as he sprinted down the hall. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Usually she ignored us, and we ignored her back. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I figured ignoring him was my best option. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

He assembled the men in two long ragged lines and called them to attention, but they ignored him. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

But now that there is evidence to indicate that the Terran Colony was an experiment, the planting of one Hainish Normal group on a world with its own proto-hominid autochthones, the possibility cannot be ignored. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Octavian ignored their requests but kept communication lines open. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

In the hut, she laughs and plays with the grandchildren, ignoring Chou and me standing outside the hut. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I just ignored it and passed the joint to him. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

The whole mob began arguing while Narcissus stared at the lake, ignoring them. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The guard ignored the question and instead looked around Zeitoun to Nasser, who was still sitting on the bed. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Jack ignored him, lifted his spear and began to shout. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Miss Ann Burras squints her eyes, scowls, and ignores the men who are jostling one another to have a chance to carry her satchel. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Maybe I could learn to ignore the gnawing in the pit of my stomach telling me it wasn’t enough. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

"Right. From Mrs. Janssen’s," I say, trying to ignore the gawking crowd. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Emily thought maybe he hadn’t heard her question or was just going to ignore it because he didn’t want to talk about Mr. Griswold. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The woman gives me a sour look but ignores me, continuing where she left off without missing a beat. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Jesper tried to ignore the pang of jealousy he felt at that. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The builder clapped his hands loudly, and whistled, and called Svadilfari’s name, but the stallion ignored him. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

At the den site he promptly ignored her and went to his bed, a dish-like scoop in the soil on the highest point. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She ignored the passing courtiers and servants, focusing instead on the fading day. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She was licking her fingers clean, ignoring Mom and Dad’s conversation. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Such maps focused on roads, passes and fords, ignoring everything to left or right of the main route. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Francy always had a way of ignoring that kind of thing. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

Then I stuck my nose in the book and tried to ignore him. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He ignored me, staring up at the moon. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The nationwide boycott lasted only one day, and it was largely ignored by customers who pushed their way past the guards. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“That don’t tell me nothin’,” he says, continuing to ignore my ticket. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I would much rather have ignored those looks than challenged them. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

If you are uncomfortable, I can try to ignore your head. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

And since then we’ve engaged in hair pulling, shouting matches, and ignoring each other—but we’ve never fought like this, never with live steel. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“It would be my pleasure,” said Dany, admiring the glimmer of the gold and the sheen of the green pearls on Cleon’s slippers while doing her best to ignore the pinching in her toes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He was especially predisposed to forgive or ignore political differences when the other person had been one of the “band of brothers” in 1776. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

I can never ignore it because if I do, I will only become part of the problem, or I will become the next victim in this undeclared war going on in our streets. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“That’s right. I heard the voice that night and ignored it. And I paid for it.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Bod was aware of the dead clustered around them, watching the scene, but he forced himself to ignore them. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

I mustered up the courage to try and ignore the fact that a beautiful girl whom I’d never said more than hi to had come to visit me at work. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

That three papers in the short span of three months in 1900 independently converged on Mendel’s work was a demonstration of the sustained myopia of biologists, who had ignored his work for nearly forty years. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

She must of decided to ignore him, because after about ten days she got the idea of training Mr. Beautiful to old Jack’s buggy. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The most important fact to keep in mind, however, is that debates about prison statistics typically ignore a key fact: most people who are under state supervision and control are not in prison. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Everybody ignored us, but we knew we were annoying them big time just by being colored and living so close. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

He didn’t look too happy about it, but I ignored him as I scooped up some batter and then dropped it into the pan. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“The hell with you, Shorty,” the white man said, ignoring him and chewing on his black cigar. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Were almost there,” my mother said, ignoring my question. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Rishi forced himself to concentrate on his sketch, to ignore the tingling heat that was running up and down his arm. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

You would not have been able to ignore the man who was getting sick. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She ignored my question and returned to hers. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He ignores me and changes the topic right back. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

But because she had nothing to do with the pottery work, Tree-ear had ignored her. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Men called out to him as he crossed the castle yard, but Ned ignored them in his haste. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Leon had ignored Archie’s taunt about finances and had resumed his offensive. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He loved his brother but had learned to ignore his occasional “do as I say, not as I do” tirades. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Harry ignored him and made his solitary way up the marble staircase, through the deserted corridors, and back to Gryffindor Tower. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I ask, trying to ignore the nervous flutter in my chest. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Lana had seen to it that they were actively ignored by everyone. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ignored her and stayed put; miraculously, she didn't seem to notice. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I asked why you wanted to hang out after ignoring me for so long. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“Do you know that on these expeditions we often get very hungry, and if there is a stowaway available he is the first to be eaten?” he warned, ignoring the cat purring at his feet. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

“I know it’s not a clue, but it feels too important to ignore. Strategy games are like that all the time—intentionally misleading the reader. Maybe James Parker is the real mystery.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He was with his parents and Mom totally ignored them. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I don’t say nothing to this and Hildy ignores my Noise on the subject. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

After he sat down, Bryant and Milam glared at him for a moment, and then they sat back and ignored him. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Determined, it seemed, to ignore him, she took in a deep breath and proceeded to crack an egg into a bowl. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

She babied him, ignored him, teased him—did anything she felt like, and he was grateful just to see her do anything or be any way. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

No sooner would an officer become savvy as to which rules were commonly ignored, however, than somebody in a white shirt would appear to shake up his whole understanding of accepted practice. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

If a child shows severe aggression, obviously this can’t be ignored. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

I pushed myself up onto my hands and knees, ignoring the bite of the frosty air on my bare skin. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I ran, my eyes straight ahead, ignoring the train coming in from my left. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Russ ignores Wes, puts his other hand on my shoulder, and looks into my eyes. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

But other than one do-gooder teacher in sixth grade—who they ignored and was gone a year later anyway—no teacher or principal or any other adult had ever said a thing. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

On their way down the street, my mother tried to ignore her embarrassment at being seen in public with a man swinging a purse. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He waves, which means truce, which means he still can’t handle talking about anything remotely heavy and would prefer to ignore it. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Thomas’s first instinct was to ignore her, to deny once again that someone had the ability to enter his mind, invade his privacy. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The one who seemed to be able to ignore everything the best. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Six lashes and expulsion,” the Chancellor carried on in an official voice, ignoring my outburst. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I ignored him, put the bottle away in the desk. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

They glanced up at Lefty but then returned to their game, ignoring his dirty clothes. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She ignored them and busted outside to see her friends. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

I ignored her broken promises and pretended to be unaware of elapsed time when it came to her. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

It was as if these memories were contained in a painful wound that had been nursed and ignored in equal measure. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Unlike her first two teachers, Mr. Hill ignored Grace and got down to business, which she appreciated. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

WITNESS: This letter has not been ignored by the prime minister. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They moved swiftly, ignoring the taunts and vicious words the men called after them. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first, these laws were rather weak and generally ignored by all. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

I hated how I was forced to walk away from him, hated that he didn’t know the truth, hated that he told me he loved me and I’d just ignored him. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

She tried to ignore the tickle of his breath in her ear, or the way it sent a little delicious shiver up her spine. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I follow my new bodyguard dutifully, ignoring the questions thrown at me from all sides. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

But Park was right there, practically pulling Eleanor into his lap—so it was easy to ignore Tina and everybody else. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

I ignored it at first, but last night he came up in his bathrobe. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

The man ignores him, dashes past us, and disappears behind a building. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

If I ignored the limp and the wincing with every other movement, she looked great. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“Where is she?” asked the Savage, ignoring these polite explanations. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

She might have made no answer at all, Ruby ignored it so completely. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He ignored Natalie and began pushing clothes from one side of the closet to the other, even though he didn’t really believe he would find a laptop behind or underneath them. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He ignored the fork and stuffed the piece in his mouth. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Most people ignored her, while some took the flyers only to dump them into the trash farther down the hall. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Soon after I go to bed, there’s a quiet knock on my door, but I ignore it. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her brother ignored her for a moment but then, as if he had been judging the limits of his sister’s patience, he loped over and dropped the toy at her paws. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Bottle,” Xan said, trying to ignore the harmonics ringing in her bones. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“Mother, this plan is awful” “During a lockdown,” Esperanza went on, ignoring her daughter, “no ships are cleared—with one exception: El Patron’s signature overrides everything.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was difficult to ignore his clearly hostile attitude, but I did my best. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I’d heard all the cliched warnings about the perils of falling for someone you only knew online, but I ignored them. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“I’m really sorry. Just ignore her. She hasn’t been able to locate her mind-your-own-business medication for years.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

I ignore the parrot's echoes of right, right. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

So I just tried to ignore the whole business as I lay in the hammock with my nose in the same book I’d already read three times. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cardboard stars and crepe streamers hang from the rafters, but they’re not enough to make me ignore the lingering body odor and forget that we’re in the gymnasium. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He grabbed Deedee out of Trina s lap far more roughly than he meant to, ignoring the little girl’s cries of protest. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The demonstrators ignored the men, but C.P. could tell that his group rattled them. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I ignore them and stare out through the bars, watching the forest roll past. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

She crawled out of the tent, ignoring Shae’s protests as she climbed over her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Cause I don’t feel like puttin’ on no airs,” he said, ignoring my first question. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

She ignores me while she and Sam sign the forms. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“Well, it’s no irritable grizzly . . . ,” I murmured, ignoring him when he glowered. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I ignore a small pang in my chest as I think about Tao, wondering if he’ll stop by our house like he normally does for holidays. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

They chose to ignore our calls for discipline and thought our advice feeble and unassertive. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was one Ruth who was always trying to impress the veterans, who wouldn’t hesitate to ignore me, Tommy, any of the others, if she thought we’d cramp her style. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Where we are in history at this moment, 1400, you can safely ignore the black notes, even though in theory and occasionally in practice they were fully operational. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

“Beg pardon,” he said, ignoring the flurry of feathers, “shall I fetch m’lord some breakfast?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He ignored, as most citizens did, many of the commands and reminders read by the Speaker. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

He ignored my question by pretending he didn’t hear me. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Across the street from the school the police had set up wooden barriers to keep the crowd back, and they paraded back and forth, ignoring the jokes called to them. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

In times like this I usually assume the person is ignoring me, but Virgil doesn’t seem like the kind of person who does things like that. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

She peered at the wagon floor and kicked it back to him, trying to ignore the pounding of her heart. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Donna ignores me and goes around to Dray and gets in his face. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t just a matter of ignoring him—it was actively, willfully denying his presence. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

It’s sixth period chorus and as usual I’m not the only one ignoring the teacher. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Before she could doubt herself again, Taisin headed back to the trail, ignoring the panic that still churned in her stomach. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

"You ought to name your ship after me," she said, ignoring all the rest. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Tom is trying to quieten her, he’s ignoring Anna, so it falls to me to take hold of her. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She mumbles something and ignores me, licking her lips with apparent relish. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

What comes up again and again in malpractice cases is that patients say they were rushed or ignored or treated poorly. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

He couldn't ignore the problems in the case that had been exposed at the hearing. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The other two spatial dimensions are ignored or, sometimes, one of them is indicated by perspective. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aru faced the demon, ignoring the goose bumps crawling down her spine. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

But they ignored his complaint and informed him there was one more problem to solve. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

I ignored them and set a brisk pace, not trying to hide. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The knight had forced their way through most of the press at the back of the plaza, ignoring the curses that were flung at them as they passed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“But the longer we ignore these adventurers, the stronger they grow. We have had a map prepared, a map of the incursions. Grand Maester?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“I can eat five of these,” she confessed, ignoring the nutrition label. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

And some things they ignored, like Nhamo, most of the time. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

This troubling discrepancy was–and continues to be–mostly ignored. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Some whites had been upset earlier when four blacks ignored the invisible line, plopping themselves down on the sand as though it was nothing out of the ordinary. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

My hobby is to ignore the awards and excel when I choose. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Nereids ignored them and kept playing Go Fish. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She ignored me, walked away, and flipped on her CD player. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I ignored him, scrambling on my hands and knees, crawling toward the other door. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

White leaders had heard this rhetoric before, however, and chose to ignore it. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, after she had ignored one too many of my suggestions, I stormed out of the car and walked home. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kaede did her best to ignore them as she pulled out their food. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

"About a month ago. You know the nine hundredth text and phone call you decided to ignore?" We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Tao practically throws the ill-fortuned carrots into the pot, ignoring the hot water that splashes when he does. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

We filed a formal complaint about our treatment, but it was ignored. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In his first encounter with Matulovic, Bobby ignored the Yugoslav’s mischievous disregard of the rules and lost the game. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t yell at me for ignoring her for ages and ages. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

But the men in power ignored the declaration. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I decided to ignore him, looking back down at my bowl of salted potatoes. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Anyway, I braced myself and prepared to ignore whatever was coming. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Joe ignored that by remarking, “Look at all the birds 1 caught.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

My wife said, ‘Listen, we’ll pay you whatever you want if you release him,’ but they just ignored her. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

The neck and head hung to the side, and Hazel tried to ignore the way her stomach turned looking at it. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

But they’re there, and the best I can do is try to ignore them. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Slowly, Ekon rose, trying to ignore the hazy world around him and the new throbbing in his forehead. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Lyra ignored completely the Librarian on her other side and spent the whole meal talking to Mrs. Coulter. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

He seems content too, ignoring the fluttering birds and the occasional pedestrian. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

He went on letting me ignore him until it became almost comical. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

He largely ignored her until she tried to give him a brick-size box wrapped in brown paper. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Will was far from sure about that, but he had enough on his mind without the cat, and he ignored her. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry’s insides gave a guilty squirm, but he ignored them. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I tried to ignore him, but it was impossible to ignore Freddie. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

She tried to swallow her fear; tried to ignore the prickles of panic that raced along her skin. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

And after school on Monday, after Jenna had ignored me all day, I decide on very, very hurt. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

He only did the math and ignored everything else. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

We sit for a minute, ignoring the obvious till it can’t be ignored no longer. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

He’s ignoring her but will call her back. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The old man either doesn’t hear me or chooses to ignore me. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I always ignore her when she says this. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Perhaps he has seen me outside, lurking; perhaps he’s upstairs, just hoping that if he ignores me I’ll go away. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I try to ignore the distant thump of the soldier’s body hitting the dunes. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

She ignored it and bored back into the fight. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The chair is just as sumptuous as it looks, and I ignore the assessing look from Mr. Gideon and Katherine's openmouthed surprise as I settle my backside into the cushions. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

But if the looters decide to ignore the “black owned” tags, they could end up hitting our store. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

She is the only person besides me who is ignoring her phone. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

As a rule, my family had always ignored the Easter celebrated by our non-Orthodox friends and neighbors. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

The academy has chosen to ignore several independent artists who paint in a different style. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I reached over to wake Zu, ignoring whatever it was he was trying to imply. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Mostly, kids like Henry have either ignored me or seen me as a joke. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Finn shifted on the gurney, trying to ignore the sting of his cuts and scrapes, and the dull ache that bloomed in his chest with every beat of his heart. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Although the Negroes had tried to ignore her, the whites had shown great interest in her. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would be nice if somebody, maybe a Ph.D. candidate on the loose, did a little something for Morgenstern’s reputation, because, believe me, if being ignored is suffering, the guy has suffered. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

One thing I found remarkable about Arthur Ashe was that he was not afraid to dismiss questions from white people if he considered them worth ignoring, and say what he considered important. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s true. Two directors have ignored the flowers, and on both nights, the show could not finish.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Sierra stumbled toward it, trying to ignore the sickening thuds that were coming from the other side. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

In the past few weeks, Delilah needed a change, ignoring the voice in her head urging her to end things with Victor. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Daniel and Sarah had ignored me once too often. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I protested as he carried me easily down the stairs, but he ignored me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

We ignored her again and headed back into the classroom. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

I ignored her and peeled another banana and stuffed what I could into my already full mouth. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

After breakfast, I ignore my schedule and take a nap in the supply closet. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

She ignores Safer and holds the paper out to me. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Even Felicia sticks up for her brother, but Jorge ignores us. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ignored my floating hands, and dozed off fitfully for a couple of hours. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. I’m just taking a breather. You guys carry on; just ignore me.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

What if no one spoke to me and I was ignored all day? The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

“You ignored everything I said. You told me you knew better. I gave you the benefit of the doubt because I had faith in you, because you’ve proven yourself before, but—” He pauses in frustration. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I put the phone back into my bag and tried to ignore it. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom calls out that I’m not wearing shoes, but I ignore her and swing open the flimsy wooden door. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I look up at the enormous holograms in the stadium that are replaying segments of the game, only to see myself, ignoring the others and sabotaging their moves. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Pompey would resent being ignored, and Caesar might blame Egypt for dragging out their conflict. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

Some Lost Boys were teasing her and acting mean on the way home from school, but she ignored them. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The chief guardian and the other Council members ignored the outburst, as if it were merely an annoying insect that had finally been swatted away. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it wasn’t so much like she was ignoring him, than that she was trying so intensely to get through to me everything else had been blurred out. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The city’s media ignored the demonstrations, probably hoping that the protesters would give up and go home if they were denied the attention they obviously wanted. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

And he hated—HATED—for anyone to try to ignore his legs. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

"I'm sorry I ignored you both. It's just there are so many poor kids in this city. This country. This world. You have to look away. You understand, don't you?" Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“I wasn’t being nice,” I confessed, ignoring his attempt at diversion, looking down at my knees. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“It is true. She knows the day it happened, but she ignored it and didn’t tell anyone.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

So I drank my tea and I read my book, and I did my best to ignore the sound of Dad and Laleh laughing. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I turn around and start walking, trying to ignore the lump rising in my throat. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

He slipped into a seat between Ron and Hermione at the Gryffindor table and tried to ignore the fact that people were standing up to look at him. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Mr. Jones ignores me, positioning sports equipment for the after-school program. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Yossarian got a tremendous kick out of the rude gusto with which Luciana ignored him completely while she shoveled away her whole meal with both hands. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Why, that correct data is indeed given, and correct answers are indeed received, but that they are then ignored. There is no way the Machine can enforce obedience to its dictates.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

She ignored my coming late and leaving early. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ucho flinched at his presence, but Sumac chose to ignore him. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

If I couldn't help them to see the reality of our lives I would help them to ignore it until it exploded in their faces. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

But comparing a farm like Polyface to a concentration camp is to ignore reality—the reality of domesticated animals. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Bateson made it his personal mission to ensure that Mendel, once forgotten, would never again be ignored. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

They were playing cards and ignoring the business in the living room. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Dr. Treisman herself made an indirect discovery about the kinds of things that pop to the surface, even when we’re trying to ignore them. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Interestingly, cheerleaders had never been mean to me; instead, they ignored me so completely that I found their presence unexpectedly comforting. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I screamed to be put in a boat, but they all ignored me. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He talked about the horses, about Gladiola and Pippin and Thunder, ignoring the way Finn rolled his eyes and sighed and muttered under his breath. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Still, he would not give anything of himself away, the other boy could be ignored, or evaded, or warned off. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

She ignores me for the most part, until a bell rings, loudly, as if it’s right outside the room. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Lyra, feeling raindrops on her face, woke up and protested, but Alice ignored her, pulling the coal silk over the hoops and fastening it as Malcolm instructed her. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I know very well that the President didn’t send those soldiers just to protect me but to show support for an idea—the idea that a governor can’t ignore federal laws. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Within a few weeks, the puppies were stumbling away from her, and Moody Blue spent her days herding them back, but when they were about six weeks old, Moody Blue started ignoring them. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

She turned unbelieving from one man to the other, but they ignored her. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

I ignore him and collapse into the cockpit chair. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

She ignored him and moved on, heart thudding. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I was trying to ignore them, concentrating instead on a plan for my escape, when a milk carton came flying at me, hitting me on the forehead. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Good friends wouldn’t ignore me like this, I thought. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t a wallflower anymore; I wasn’t that girl they could just ignore and push aside and laugh at. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

This would help me to ignore it, because I knew that he would understand if he ever should hear such talk. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked straight ahead, trying to ignore the stares. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

"The rover currently parses the signal into bytes, then identifies the specific sequence the Hab sends. That way, natural radio waves won't throw off the homing. If the bytes aren't right, the rover ignores them." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I try to ignore it as I push the empty cart behind Mom. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“What? No, we don’t. Sorry, Mr. Roth, just ignore him.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Cautiously she began to climb, peering forward, ignoring the instruments and flying by sight and by instinct. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I finally braved the traffic and was relieved when I was largely ignored. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was so far away we ignored it at first. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

But eventually there came a point when they could ignore it no longer. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

The challenger ignored the peaceful greeting and sprang, hitting the old fox hard in the flank and pinning him down, then sank his teeth into Gray’s thin neck. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Maybe I wasn’t so good at ignoring people after all. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

So I ignored Calista’s hand on my chest and peeked inside too. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

I ignored the rain, the cold—everything—and just continued. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

I can have fun for just one night, can’t I? she thought, and vowed to ignore the ghosts that pressed in all around her out in the city. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Blue Eyes ignored him, instead looked at Nailer. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I ran blindly, ignoring the pain in my throat and the ache in my side. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

That afternoon on the bus, Howard ignored my laser thoughts again and made a beeline right for me. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“Dude, you had no way of knowing they were gonna try and kill you! Besides, they already had your home address. If you’d ignored their e-mails, they probably would have set off that bomb anyway.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I ignored the crowd, not bothering to check whether Elle was snapping photos for yearbook or Sean was sitting with my mom. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

When he tried to talk to me that evening, I ignored him. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

"You know, the nerd in the front of the classroom who everyone ignores..." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

The sun was glaring through the smoky haze, but he ignored the heat as he ignored the charcoal dust that blackened his white fur and the midges that searched in vain for skin to bite. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He moved in a loose-jointed, disheveled sort of way, all arms and legs, talking in Yiddish to one of his teammates and ignoring me completely as he passed by. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Not all negation words begin with n; many haye the concept of negation tucked inside them, such as few, little, least, seldom, though, rarely, instead, doubt, deny, refute, avoid, and ignore. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

This system, which is supposed to ensure safety, ignores a number of important facts. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

They leap in front of each other to attract attention to their goods, but the visitors ignore them, stooping instead to examine ordinary wood carvings and beaded jewelry. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I can imagine how worried you were when you got a call from the police,” Mom said to Señora Oralia, ignoring the fact that Mrs. Hidalgo had done the coolest thing ever. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

“Will there be somewhere we can stay?” she asks Hildy, ignoring me. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I kept my attention on my plate and tried to ignore them. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

June and Nora are ignoring him, caught in a bubble of intimacy he can never quite penetrate. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Still he ignored her, continuing his rhetoric as before. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mapper was nearby, hunched over some scrap of paper and fiddling with his glasses, ignoring the play entirely. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Try to ignore the tumult of the night, and we’ll all share a special breakfast in the morning. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I force myself to ignore it, blinking moisture from my eyes as I push my board to its highest speeds along an empty stretch of highway. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I squeezed my eyes shut and tried to ignore it, but the tongue bath he gave me was so slobbery and gross that I finally had to sit up just to rescue myself. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I drag it the rest of the way, ignoring the banged-up floor’s protests, and place it under the window. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

He took much notice of his children, not ignoring them as some other fathers did. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

The guards ignored him for a couple of minutes. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

For the first time, she wished her mother would go back to ignoring her. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“Some of the parents, they’re too scared; but that’s not all the adults. I know others will resist. We have to ignore the haters and not worry about what they’ll think.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

By Saturday morning, my eyes are bleary, and I am so stupid from lack of sleep, I forget to ignore the boy at work. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I ignore him and attempt to steel myself for whatever is coming next. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

But the woman simply adjusted her fancy hat and ignored Ophie, as though Ophie were the ghost and not the other way around. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

He acknowledged to himself that for too long, he’d ignored his conscience. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Dr. Barnes ignored this comment and opened the door that went directly into his office from the hallway. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

I had been ignoring her, but by then she had begun to ignore me back, so I figured it was over, but maybe not. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Celia ignores him as he leans over her shoulder, watching her flip through the inscribed pages. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

There was much wine, an ignored tension, and a feeling of things coming that you could not prevent happening. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

But Ekon ignored them, searching until he found a figure sitting on a stone bench in the garden’s center. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“I’m such a mess today. Just ignore me, okay? It’s not a big deal. We’ll start on your homework.” Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

And he always ignored them, because if he’d ever opened his mouth, they would have realized that was all he had, just good teeth; he was, after all, exceptionally stupid. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Mouse came, instead, but she ignored the sea and its foam. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Kinko leans one shoulder against the wall, hands pushed deep in his pockets and ignoring me studiously. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

They took her to a toilet and she was forcd to ignore the man who stood beside her, holding on to her arm. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to get you!” he says, ignoring Mom. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

He smiled down at her and ignored me completely. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Nor could they ignore the old ladies’ practical advice to improve their English through Bible study class on Wednesday nights and, later, through choir practice on Saturday mornings. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

It remained an educated guess based on logic and circumstantial evidence and was largely ignored by medical professionals. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Hall shot back that Ang Dorje had in fact tried repeatedly to rouse them but they had ignored his entreaties. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

He ignored the question, letting his hand wander between the buttons of my blouse. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

When he saw the little boy take the cake, he should've just ignored it. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“Would we still ignore it if Charlie started to get hurt, too?” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

“But that would mean the Bureau ignored a chance to get my brother back.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“I wasn’t, like, ignoring you. I just—I don’t really look at people most of the time.” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Maya,” my father yells, but I ignore him. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

The cats ignored me as I padded barefoot along the marble corridors. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I ignored him and cinched the drawstring on my shorts. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Toby ignored them, nearly floating as he singsonged his love and intentions for everybody to hear. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

This wouldn’t be any goofy gag like I usually do; nothing that could be laughed off or ignored as “kids being kids.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Many of the Hasidim ignored the question completely. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I can’t send James or the Potheads on every town run, but I can’t ignore the fact that I’m a girl. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

He ignored the scents that had come into the room with him, dismissed the scents that he could safely ignore, honed in on the smell of the thing he had come to find. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Dad ignored my trouble and took off at a fast pace, never looking back. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

He heard Newt yell, but he ignored him and ran down the hall, sidestepping and jumping over hundreds of splintered pieces of wood. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“Pick up the phone, or I’m coming round there. I mean it this time. I have to talk to you. You can’t just ignore me.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

If someone started teasing me, I did my best to ignore it. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

She ran stupidly, down the middle of the street, ignoring the shadows. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Once Jay’s light snores started, I kept ignoring sleep, instead trying and trying to lift out of my body again, but I couldn’t. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Some religious people were furious that it ignored the biblical account of creation and man’s expulsion from the Garden of Eden. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She paced up and down the restaurant, a newspaper in her hand, ignoring all the guests waiting to be seated for lunch. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

He’d tote the contraption out into the yard on clear nights, and look at the stars, while apparently ignoring us. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every day she rode her bike right past it, ignoring it. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Citra and Rowan followed Faraday’s lead, which was to ignore the crowd completely. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The two bears startled a bit at the crow’s angry charge, but then shrugged and ignored him. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

The cause was his decision to accuse a colleague of ignoring his ideas. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

“You say that a lot,” I noted, trying to ignore the sudden trembling in my stomach and keep my voice even. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Most people smiled, others ignored him entirely, but I shared his deep enthusiasm. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Harry sprinted to the window, ignoring Flitwick’s and Sprout’s yells of shock at his sudden appearance. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

In ordinary circumstances she would have approved of this sign of respect, but today she would have preferred to be ignored. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I ignored it and continued in a more serious tone. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Ekon held his brother’s gaze, ignoring the tightness in his chest. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The family completely ignored my mom’s request and chattered among themselves about what would happen if Wilfrido won the vote. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The guardians of institutional America in Washington were able to ignore the need for fundamental social changes. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wiped some blood from my forehead with the back of my hand, then chose to ignore the pain. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

It's a quality my father admires so much, he's able to ignore the foul language completely. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

People kept sending me all sorts of things, so I knew that even if I ignored her, it was only a matter of time before she sent me something too. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

Hazel sat down, ignoring the presence of the boys behind her. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

I ignore the fact that the spy’s hair is straight and dark like my own, and his skin is pale, and his youth reminds me of Metias over and over again. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

My chest wound has opened again, and I try to ignore the blood dripping down my front. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

But Mr. Derby ignored her as he firmly pushed each of them into the dark, windowless smokehouse. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dylan moves quicker this time, ignoring the loud floorboards. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

But your mom just ignored you, I said. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

The little jerk couldn’t even figure out that she was being ignored. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

One would not expect someone at Berkeley to ignore a first-rate problem merely because someone at Cal Tech had started first. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

She was small and slight, but wiry, and she’d fought like a tiger; his fist had raised a bruise on her cheek, and she was ignoring it. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ignored the flashes of lightning all around me. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Pai either failed to hear or chose to ignore the correction. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

He ignores me, so I get in front of him and walk backwards while trying to think what to do next. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most days, Ophie tried to ignore the ghosts, because she didn’t know what else she was supposed to do. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Mother, who never disciplined any of us or even threatened discipline, ignored the signals. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

She ignored this remark and, looking out the dark window, took another sip from the teacup. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

At first, she tried to ignore the accusations and implications, but she refused to allow herself to be characterized as a bigamist. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I point at him viciously He tries to ignore me. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

And it is so easy to look away, to live with the fruits of our history and to ignore the great evil done in all of our names. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

But I pulled it back up and ignored my suspicions once again. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

I would just ignore them, but after awhile, the comments were really hard for me to ignore. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

They ignore the individual’s right to be private. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bandit felt as if she had sprouted a second head, and they were all determined to ignore politely the unsightly growth. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

At first, the guards at the gate ignored them, and when they finally acknowledged Yishan’s persistent requests, they did little more than pass the message on to a servant. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

They returned with bad news: the buses and trains were filled; people were ignoring the strike. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Blossom continued his meaningless comments, ignoring her as she stood there for several minutes expecting him to answer her. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I ignored him, just like I’ve been avoiding him when he tries to talk to me in the hallway. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He ignored the angry set of my mouth. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Been trying to ignore her *assets* since they started blooming, if you will, in seventh grade. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Hank ignored my sister and me and picked up my brother and was already running through the hospital doors as Lynn and I stepped down from the truck. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

The captain ignored Inez and said to Amari, “Women can do anything they have skills for in this place. Can you build a loom?” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe she thought that by sending a cute boy over to talk to me I’d forget all about her ignoring me at the party. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

I was used to her ignoring me, but this time I would not allow it. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I kept my gaze straight ahead, clutched my coat, and moved as fast as I could, ignoring the occasional taunts or eye rolls. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

I dodged the reporters, ducked beneath their cameras, ignoring the questions they fired at me. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

She ignored the warnings of a priest of her people who begged her to return to her gods; and she sang an aria of love for the Spaniard to the accompaniment of the flute. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

But it is not a pleasant thought, so he drowns it in brandy and attempts to ignore it. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

But the soldiers ignored him, hurrying the bucket along. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kids who, for the most part, ignore kids like me. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

He pinched her in the side and ignored what she said. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

She tried to ignore the lump in her throat. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought perhaps he could not hear me over the sound of the engine, and in desperation I fired my rifle into the air; but if he heard the shot, he ignored it. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I ignored him and kept glaring at Fang, trying to get him to do the same, seeing how he was the one out the DVD player. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I try to ignore everything but the exercises I move through to limber up my muscles. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

When my feet hit the sidewalk, I feel a tingle in my right knee, but I ignore it and move faster. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Felix had been feeling guilty about ignoring Benji on day one of tryouts and could not say no to this simple request. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Just ignore them,” I tell my prep team. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Ron ignored this jibe, sipping his drink in what he evidently considered to be a dignified silence. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

"You are to hold this until it is needed," the Old Man told us, and then slapped his book shut and walked away, ignoring our words of thanks. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Tag fearlessly climbed over Fat Cheeks, ignoring the rumbles a foot in the eye caused. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

London speech no longer felt so foreign on my ear or on my tongue, and I'd learned to ignore the clamor of its streets. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

The chief ignored Trengove’s aspersion and calmly remarked to the bench, “My Lord, I think the Crown is running wild.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They lighted their way with candles and ignored the rodents, the cold, and that fog from the other world. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ponder ignoring him but know that he will make my life immensely worse, so I turn and walk toward the rolled-down window. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

It’s particularly easy for me to ignore fake sneezes, and I went on with my research. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The question breezes through me; I ignore it. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I leaned my head against the window and watched Ben Franklin Elementary disappear, trying to ignore Marcus. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Some birthday boys he seemed to totally ignore, passing them on the street as he usually did, as if they were dog doo. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

The sheriff points to a ramshackle-looking shed, and this time I run out ahead of the group, ignoring my throbbing feet. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“I want her locked up. Now. Billy! Jackson! Put her in the Slammer, and ignore every word that comes out of her shuck mouth.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Green with anxiety' and apprehension, only Bernard remembered them; the others ignored him. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Incidents of my past, both recognized and ignored, sprang together in my mind in an ironic leap of consciousness that was like looking around a corner. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tried to ignore that, too, as long as she could, and I don’t think she knew for a while because Tateh was always a little strange anyway, you know, and secretive. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But when she finally got to the wall, she was told her husband had died,” the woman continued, ignoring the interruption. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

And we cannot opt simply to ignore the distinction between good and bad science, because if we do we will miss one of science’s peculiar characteristics, that it makes progress. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

A small crowd of onlookers had gathered again, and they muttered among themselves, but I ignored the mounting tension. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

We enter the school together, ignoring Baba’s grunting behind us. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

He held on with his legs, trying to ignore the pain and sticky blood on his hands as he redid the serpent’s wiring. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I didn’t ignore her — I’m just too stupid to think of a comeback. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

When my phone lets out two more dings, I give up ignoring it and hurry out of the bathroom. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He ignored all the food on the buffet table and headed straight to the coffeepot. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Today, Hermione moved her cauldron around the table so that she was close to Ernie, and ignored both Harry and Ron. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Wes ran right by her, ignoring her threats as he slammed his front door behind him. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

I began to grow irritated at a handful who continued to ignore me; at an upstate prison, I knew, this would never be tolerated. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t like Grandma was going to be able to ignore the plastic button that was slightly larger and slightly thinner than the original wheel. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I thought it must’ve been midnight because I heard shouting, but I ignored it. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I made it back to the tent intact, but it was no longer possible to ignore the fact that the Thumb had made hash of my plans. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, he ignored me as he started pinning up another section of the dress. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The very fact that slave-made sugar was so popular made it harder for the English to ignore the reality of slavery. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

Rowan strode closer, ignoring the carnage around him, focusing in on Goddard. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

For an Aristotelian, there is only one discipline that isolates efficient causes and structures and ignores all others, and that discipline is mechanics. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Admittedly, though, the temptation to ignore race in our advocacy may be overwhelming. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Lily, with her eyes fixed on her book, was busy ignoring him. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Woody’s screams were largely ignored by the two police officers. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

No head injury is too trivial to ignore. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

I’m not sure where that swell of desperation came from, but now that I’ve acknowledged it, it’s impossible to ignore, like a living thing has awakened from a long sleep inside me. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Teresa seemed to ignore him, doing her own theorizing. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Robin shouted for me to wait, but I ignored her. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her clothes seem like real dusty leather, worn and creased for years and years with a rimmed hat and boots for ignoring mud. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Dicey was briefly worried, but he crouched down on his heels, ignoring the puddles, and looked up at them all. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I drive back to Manhattan very, very slowly, ignoring the rude hand gestures of people who screech around past me. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I used to ignore it because in his case it didn’t matter whom he spoke to on the phone. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

A third explanation agrees that hunting and fire agriculture played a significant role in the extinction, but emphasises that we can’t completely ignore the role of climate. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sat at the high table as a dish of onion soup cooled before him, hardly tasted, staring at the flame of the nearest candle with those hooded eyes, ignoring the talk around him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

At times I would decide I was going to punish her by feigning indifference, but after a few days I gave up because she seemed more relaxed when I ignored her. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shift the gun back to his head, ignoring the pang of guilt in my chest. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He growled softly, but the cat ignored him and continued his tearing and eating. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered if she was ignoring my question or simply weighing how best to dumb down the answer. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Grandma ignored that and put two fingers in the air. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Are you so depressed by Forks that it’s made you suicidal?” he demanded when I ignored him. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I ignored her at first, suddenly tired enough to sleep. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Lyra and Will soon found themselves ignoring them altogether, though Will thought: Those men I killed—their deaths were close beside them all the time—they didn’t know, and I didn’t know... The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I ignore mine, ’cause I still have no idea what I’m going to tell my parents about not being on the bus by now. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Cook wipes down the counters for the night, ignoring me, as usual. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I look out the window and ignore her. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

The pirate crew disbanded in terror, chattering and clicking as they dropped their weapons, forgot the captives, ignored Chrysaor’s orders, and jumped overboard. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

In the den, Mom is sitting at the desk, doing her best to ignore the suit woman. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hello, George, hello, Reynard,” the Messenger said, ignoring the girls. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

He ignored the icicles too, a whole row of glistening two- and three-footers dripping from a pipe. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was trying, I mean really trying, ignoring all the questions I had no answers for. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Toby tried to ignore all of this, to let himself be cool with whatever might happen. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I sat in a big chair where I was surrounded by “white” policemen, but they seemed to ignore me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can’t ignore him, because his texts keep flooding my phone. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

William chose to ignore the staggering ignorance of the man who was supposed to be his teacher. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Very well indeed!” said Mr. Brooke, as she paused, quite ignoring her many mistakes, and looking as if he did indeed love to teach. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I smile and unfold a piece of paper with the words I had typed out earlier and try to ignore the trembling in my hands. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

His bare cheeks were ruddy with the cold, and his legs complained more loudly with every step, but Tyrion ignored them. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“I know. It sounds like a superstitious game. And it probably is. But you’re right about Charles Fort. He makes you look carefully at stuff you might have ignored before.” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Bean sprouts were spread on newspapers in front of them, but they were largely ignored. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“I heard you’re working on a graphic novel of the Prophet’s life,” she continues, ignoring me. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

In South Africa, it is hard for a man to ignore the needs of the people, even at the expense of his own family. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kaede kept her eyes on Noa’s torch ahead, trying to ignore the strange sensation that there was something out in the dark, watching her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I think about how people ignore her or cross the street when they see her coming. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

She turned the TV up as loud as it would go and ignored him. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

How many times had he walked away or ignored things the team was doing because he didn’t want them to turn on him? Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“And, also, Nuah is coming with you guys,” she says, ignoring my giddiness and letting her face covering drop again. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

If Mummy’s ignoring my art made me feel invisible, Sahil’s recognition was like being surrounded by a million neon lights. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Mommy called in reinforcements—ministers, friends, my stepfather— but Helen ignored them. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Something touched my arm, but I ignored it. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I wanted to be ignored because of my eccentricities, not because of my brother. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Nana ignored me and asked another math problem and then another. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I suspect it’s a special greeting from that young man you ignore most of the time. After all, it is a special day.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m here,” she says coolly, leaning against the doorframe and acting like she didn’t just ignore me for the whole day. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

His concern grew and grew until he couldn’t ignore it. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, the object of the hunt sits squarely in the middle of the evidentiary trail, so obvious that it is ignored. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

My leg burns with pain, but I ignore it—it’s just a flesh wound. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I ignored him, opened my locker, and reached for my textbooks. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

The first time I visited Nana at the nursing home I expected to find her alone in a dreary room, sitting in her own feces while the orderlies ignored or berated her. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“You were totally cool at lunch, and no one knows if anything Luke said is true or not. Just ignore everyone like you did and act like it was all a big lie.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I ignore the fact that Maman and Du Barry would be upset with me for breaking protocol. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Matt scratched his dirty knee with dignity and ignored her. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

So when Mary Miller stopped by to check on Keisha when I was visiting Luke at the Merritts’ shortly before I moved in, I assumed she was just another one and ignored her. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I pressed, trying to ignore his angry expression. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“He looks at you like . . . like you’re something to eat,” he continued, ignoring me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I went one step at a time, ignoring Liam’s sharp intake of breath and the buzzing in my ears. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The coyote ignores him, then moving so effortlessly she seems to float, she stops directly under me and drops the bird she is carrying. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Thanks,” I muttered, and pointed myself toward the road, ignoring his offer of help. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Mrs. V asked, completely ignoring my attempt to make her feel sorry for me. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Her enthusiasm was infectious and I soon lost myself in the excitement of the moment, ignoring my original reasons for wanting to explore the tunnels. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Johnny had the good sense to ignore them. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

“Especially mine. Most of the time I try to ignore him.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Wart sat down under the tree, so as not to disturb the bird any further as it went to sleep, and Cully, standing on one leg, ignored his existence. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Any number of times he said “Ftt” to me and I ignored him, and barreled on across the upraised thumb of New Hampshire. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thus this observer would think that a spaceship could get from A to B in time if only it could ignore the speed-of-light speed limit. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She said good night to me, but she pointedly ignored Dad. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment I thought they were going to ignore me and come in anyway, but then August put her hand on Rosaleen’s arm and they eased out of sight. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

My phone rings in my pocket, and I ignore it like I have for most of the day, squinting into the distance at Will as he skitters across the pond. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

When she had tried to talk to her father about it, he had just told her to give the mail to Tim and ignore it. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I’ve learned that the worst thing a parent can do is ignore their children. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

I have my fingers on the switch, but have lived a lifetime ignoring the control I have over my own world. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

The other three men simply ignored him, but Wolf did everything to taunt or humiliate him. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

I’d let things get too far and now I couldn’t just ignore him and hope he would go away. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The way he looked at me—with curiosity or pity, I couldn’t tell which—made me wish I’d ignored his text. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

It was amazing how they had clearly seen but were ignoring Pet. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He ran on the white tiles up through the tunnels, ignoring the escalators, because he wanted to feel his feet-move, arms swing, lungs clench, unclench, feel his throat go raw with air. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

I whispered back, but he ignored the question. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Oh, I don’t mean that we ignored the war. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was better to be ignored by them than to be noticed. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The Inka were largely ignored because the entire continent of South America was largely ignored,” Patricia Lyon, an anthropologist at the Institute for Andean Studies, in Berkeley, California, explained to me. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I’ve started ignoring him like he’s ignoring me in school now. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

These extraordinary capacities of life have been ignored by the practitioners of chemical control who have brought to their task no “high-minded orientation,” no humility before the vast forces with which they tamper. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

From that day, Lord Randyll ignored Sam, devoting all his time to the younger boy, a fierce, robust child more to his liking. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Harrison was black and so was I; I would ignore the warning of the white man and talk face to face with a boy of my own color. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

If any group of individuals had reason to ignore the sufferings of their neighbors, the elders of the Free African Society certainly did. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

“But the second I arrived and saw you, I knew that I couldn’t ignore you, no matter how much I tried.” Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

And also - less comfortably to the modern eye - like this: Most significantly of all, however, they ignored the old marks that had aided the reader-aloud. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z

If this was supposed to be a joke, Briony ignored it. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Elodin ignored me and turned to climb a wide marble staircase in his stocking feet. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I was so used to ignoring my phone, though, it was easy to block out the noise. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“Oh, if William could see me in this!” she breathed, ignoring Mercy’s worried protests. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

In the memorandum, Himmler also warned the police about young people who ignored German culture and preferred jazz music and swing dance. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

They stopped walking hand in hand within sight of the adults, and they ignored each other so as not to attract attention. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Milkman knew no songs, and had no singing voice that anybody would want to hear, but he couldn’t ignore the urgency in her voice. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I look at the bot in surprise, but it ignores me and attacks the other two avatars before turning on the other bots. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Annabeth hobbled along, trying to ignore the rumble in her stomach. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I swung around, seeing him step to where a large carton sat beside the building and sling its canvas straps to his shoulder as once more he looked toward the policeman, ignoring me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he came over, Stick made him read magazines just to keep him quiet, but we both knew Bucky flipped through the pages studying the pictures and diagrams but ignoring the words altogether. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

She’d try to pull Cora from the sidelines, ignoring her protestations. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

My protest seemed a feeble one now, and Hamlet ignored it. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“You didn’t lose by much,” Mary Anne continued, ignoring the vital signs. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Travis visibly tensed up, but he kept reading, also ignoring them. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Whatever this beast was, it seemed to ignore all the frozen things and people spread around town. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I teach classes in nutrition, sanitation, and soybeans, to women who respectfully call me Mama Ngemba and ignore nine-tenths of what I tell them. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The baby monkeys would ignore their friends, concentrating all their energy on winning their fake mothers over. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I was suddenly glad for all the times she’d ignored my advice. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He jumped to his feet, ignoring the new pain. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Oppression occurred, he saw, when governments and most people simply ignored the poor or, worse, abused them. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

The tens of thousands of people going to work ignored the PAC men. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t love it, and mostly ignored the other boys working alongside him, but he didn’t hate it nearly as much as what he’d done for Winston at the Blood House. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

She ignores me and whips her flashlight in the other direction. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

We walk through the stores, ignoring the angry eye the shopkeepers give us. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

When it was cool enough, he packed it away in the rucksack and sat, ignoring the spies, to wait for Lyra to come back. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

It wouldn’t be the first time she ignored the rules and followed her heart. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

They were about to ignore me and go on when I added, “That doesn’t make any sense.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Vega had been messaging me every few minutes, but I had been ignoring him. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Most of the time the servants ignored Matt and the Alacrans looked past him as though he were a bug on a window. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were surrounded by pairs of boys and girls, but Ivy ignored all of them and took a step closer to June. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She turned to her father, ignoring her mother's glare. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

It was an observation that someone else might easily have ignored. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

In her periphery, she felt people watching her—other beastkeepers who’d perhaps thought her either lost or dead—but she ignored them. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The man struck a match and held a light for him, but he struck his own match and ignored the offered flame. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

That way I can ignore the way people look at me in the hall. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Albert,” Shay says, leaning forward a bit, “you go right ahead and ignore what you look like. But it’s the rest of us who suffer; we have to look at you.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

I decide to ignore Boy21 and simply focus on my own goals. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She ignored me for the rest of that endless lecture on Hawthorne, which I couldn’t listen to. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

On the other hand, ignoring the museum visitors was a prodigious undertaking. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I shook his hand, ignored Riley and turned to go. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She took a small chunk of soap and scrubbed at my scalp and face, ignoring her own body. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

While they are largely omnivorous, anything as rich and full of energy as straight heart meat could not be ignored, and after a week the two birds left. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

As with the zero-point energy, scientists learned to ignore the infinite mass and charge of the electron. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Then, in another unbelievable stroke of good luck for Booth and Herold, Dana ignored the news as old and unimportant. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“As I told you, I must be in your future. I won’t ignore my duty.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

It grazed poor Chitchat, singeing the end of her tail, but she ignored the pain and scurried up to the safety of the canopy. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“I wasn’t confident enough to ignore a jerk like Michael.” Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Oliver ignored her and waved a piece of paper in the air. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I try to ignore her, but it’s a little unnerving to have someone stare at you that hard for that long. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Having gotten that out of the way, we would shake out our napkins and do our best to ignore each other the rest of the meal. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sir!” she practically shouted as she tore after him, ignoring the pain in her legs as she pushed herself to run faster. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“And I’m sorry I ignored you last week.” George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

I was free to ignore “I wish you would put on a shawl,” or “Why don’t you go to bed now?” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

She ran back to the plateau, ignoring his cries for her to stop. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

I tried to ignore Trevor and go back to my journal. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Time beat past them, and Pet simmered in a corner, but Jam ignored it, focusing on Redemption. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

She ignores it, hoping it will eventually settle itself. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You know folks will be talking about me losing my job. Try to ignore it and don’t get smart, okay?” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Juanita told Pita, who ignored her and turned her attention back to the donkey. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

He would often say it when he felt Kathy was focusing on irrelevant details while ignoring the crux of a problem. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

I put down my laptop, ignoring the chimes from the couple accounts I’ve pinned, and go straight to Dad’s bedroom. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

It was a warning, and she would be a fool to ignore it. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

At times I would try to befriend the exile, at other times I would try to ignore him, but they were treacherous. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wipe my face, ignore the mirror—don’t wanna see myself—and pull the door open. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

He tried not to think about the end, but he could not ignore the madden- ing pain from his wounds. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I was ignoring the whole thing, almost as if I thought it might go away. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

I ignored my lungs, my legs, my head, and walked faster. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Grace poked around at the tissue paper, ignoring her. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He retained his hold like a dog, and Bigwig, snarling, brought both his own back legs forward, sank his feet in Bartsia’s side and then, ignoring the pain in his shoulder, forced himself upward. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We heard the story about the fire in the theatre,” said Joseph, ignoring her. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Distracted by other leads, many of them dead ends, Lieutenant Dana ignored the one tip that placed Lincoln’s assassin within his reach. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the early decades, women workers were easy for the men to ignore. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

However, squatters ignored the treaty’s provisions and tried to provoke the Muscogees to war. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

Inventors thereby have a financial incentive to denigrate or ignore previous work. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Her usual style was ignoring the haters, pretending they didn’t exist. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Most of the kids at school were now ignoring me completely. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Freddie glared at me across the room, but I ignored him, wrapped a towel around my waist, and walked over to the showers. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I heard Granddad grumbling to himself, and I tried to ignore it. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He ignored the zodiac signs and letters, lining up the correct numbers so they made the value of pi. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I try to ignore the little flutter in my heart. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad and Mom both stand beside me, ignoring the chair in the corner. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

But she ignores me and, even as I’m trying to explain, she walks away. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The pain in my knee had been too hard to ignore in that moment. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I'll sometimes have dinner with a group of happily cured cancer patients, but for the most part I tend to keep to myself, ignoring the great mound of social invitations heaped upon my desk. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

He tried to ignore his thoughts by reading from a stack of books not part of his schoolwork. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

From the day she moved to town, during April of fourth grade, everyone had completely ignored her. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

A multicultural interpretation of US history emphasizes only the “contributions” of groups that were ignored in the dominant origin myth, including Indigenous peoples, women, African Americans, and immigrants. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

But we were so absorbed in the argument that we ignored the warders. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I muttered something that she pretended to ignore. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The soldier ignored the pass and kept swinging his gun. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She ignored the creaks of the counter under their weight and moved around filling their orders and keeping up a conversation. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or would I ignore her, given the chance? Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I’m thinking about the million times Dad told me to ignore it. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Try to protect him from further pain and sorrow by pretending and ignoring? Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He heard Koffi's tentative steps beside him, felt the unease lapping at him, but he still couldn’t ignore that tug, the irresistible pull leading him on. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

How could he ignore the fact that he was about to lose his spot in college? Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

I ignore the man and direct my words to the sheriff. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

It is a natural tendency for genetically unrelated cells in tissue culture to come together, ignoring species differences, and fuse to form hybrid cells. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She wouldn’t leave your side,” he says, ignoring me and checking different places for my breath. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“And please ignore my baby brother, he's just grumpy that we had to leave Manhattan.” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I ignored Scott’s calls all afternoon, I turned up to my session late and walked straight into his office without a word to the receptionist. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was wet with anxiety, but the vet talked on, ignoring the interruption. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the cries went ignored for a while, snarls and screams would simulate the demise of the young supplicants. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

In March, I began to notice people pointing at me as I walked by in the hallway, ignoring me when I tried to talk to them, and blatantly not believing things I said. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Pax ignored Bristle’s warning posture and met the greeting. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Individual patients get forgotten, and what seems like a small problem gets ignored until it grows large, like MDR. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Obinze remembered how dismissive she first was of Nicholas, ignoring him while he, unused to a girl’s indifference, talked more and more loudly. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

There was a rule in the school—only sneakers on the gym floor but every-body ignored it except when there was a brother around. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cold, rain, sleet, hail, and snow they simply ignored. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Chief paused to stare at one of his ringing cell phones—four were placed on the table next to him—and then ignored it and leaned back on the sofa. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He didn’t sound repentant, so I ignored him. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

His cell phone chimed as he was slinging the bag onto his shoulders, but he ignored it. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I see it as my responsibility to ignore the emptiness of the streets, the nonfunctional stoplights, and the occasional clusters of walking dead. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He hooked his bad leg in the rigging, ignoring the pain, checked the sight on his rifle, and began picking off anyone in range. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

By rights he should ignore her after this, but he tries her out on the jars of lizards and ox eyeballs. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

She ignored the boxes and the jars and cooked her favorite foods, she baked tray after tray of cookies. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

He seemed to ignore that settlers were provoking the Indigenous peoples, who were well aware of what the settlers intended. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

He waved me over to their table, and although he’d ignored me all day yesterday, his interest now kind of ticked me off. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Like if they refuse to believe in gravity, they can simply ignore it. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

In fact, Edward was ignored and forgotten about until the next morning, when Lolly picked him up again and pulled his dress down away from his face and stared him in the eye. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

I ignored her warnings and went on begging for food. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas couldn’t ignore the way the Keeper of the cooks kept giving him a weird look, eyes darting away whenever Thomas returned the stare. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Garvey ignored the question as he laid out salt, flour, eggs, baking soda, a bottle of water, sugar, butter, and molasses. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

‘What about?’ asked Frodo, ignoring the sudden use of his proper name. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“They want to ignore the whole thing,” he tells me. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

There is a kind of writer who makes issues of usage impossible to ignore. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Somehow I could ignore the Taliban, but I could not ignore these two annoying characters. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I march off, ignoring Maya’s calls for me to come back. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Without flinching, he brushed aside the grasping branches and ignored the thorns that scraped his arms and face. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

The science of range management has largely ignored this possibility, although these insects are perhaps the most selective of all grazers and their highly restricted diets could easily be turned to man’s advantage. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Dr. Barnett asked them to shut off their phones, but they ignored her.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He laughed at all the times he’d been beaten by his drunken father, or been ignored by his drunken mother. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

The three girls standing near the door seemed to ignore me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But this was it, what I had known was coming around the dark corner of my mind, had known and tried to tell the committee and which they had ignored. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

My inclination is to work on my own and ignore them. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Charles Biddle, for instance, tried to ignore the entire tragedy by insisting that those who had died were all foreign-born or strangers to the city. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

It’s the last chance he’ll get to ignore Henry for the rest of the day. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Hunger gnawed at his stomach, but he ignored it. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Luke ignored him and turned back to the boys. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“But you’ll have to save your money,” Pa said, ignoring the greasy kiss. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Jay shot me a nervous glance, but I ignored him. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

There was more shouting from the hallway, but their teacher ignored it. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I frowned—I hadn’t gotten a chance to look inside—but she ignored me and began shaping something in her hands, whispering strange words over them. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He paced his cage vigorously, and even ignored the scraps of meat that were given to him to whet his appetite. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

The Peacekeepers ignore me completely as they drag Cinna’s limp body from the room. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Conner would most likely ignore my text, but if he glanced at the first line, I wanted to make it count. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

He ignored them, looking at no one as he climbed the stairs, making sure to keep his footing firm. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The girl had hoped for fog, but the gods ignored her prayers as gods so often did. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I do as she asks, trying to ignore the faces and letting the images and words fade into a blur. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Master ignored the question and turned to leave. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She ignored that last part of his answer. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

She ignored me, humming her hymn, “I’m on the Battlefield for My Lord.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I say, but the master-at-arms seems to be ignoring me now, so I direct the question to the skull with a rose in its mouth, figuring it might be the mellowest one. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I didn’t think ignoring Ocean was an option anymore—in fact, I’m not sure it ever was—but I also didn’t know if talking to him would help, either. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Darin ignoring us to draw Scholar women flinching from Masks and children fighting over a rotted apple in the gutter. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Thus it came to pass that Ngawang ignored Scott’s instructions and, instead of going down, went up to Camp Two to spend the night. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Kira lowered her head and limped past them, ignoring the cruel laughter. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But instead, I squeeze the labels tighter in my hand and try to ignore the karate-chopping in my stomach. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Dad is probably ignoring whatever muted movie is on Channel 17 while skimming the day’s paper. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

I tried to ignore the ache and focus on my classes, but it felt as though I were being asked to sit through a lecture while a wolf gnawed on my jaw. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I ignored him until I was on my way back. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They would have driven me mad, but Miss Emily always ignored them, like they were beneath her contempt. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

We huddled in the corner on some mildewed feed sacks, trying to ignore the smell and the heat and the flies. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

This judgment also ignores the fact that inoculation with the spores need be done only once; the first cost is the only cost. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

You could knock them on the head or laugh at them or ignore them. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Sierra’s policy on cute boys, and really, boys in general, was this: ignore, ignore, ignore. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

I ignored this last ungracious remark and thought for a minute. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

But evidently the bearers had a task to do, for they gathered themselves and moved farther along the terrace, ignoring the cries and mumbles from inside the litter. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I ignored him and asked Mom, “Why are you so scared of me writing to him?” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Ekon obeyed, ignoring the sudden cold of the room’s stone tiles as he pressed one knee to them and bowed his head. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

They ignored her, texting on their phones while she spoke. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“It’ll be worse if you don’t. My gran sent me one once, and I ignored it and” — he gulped — “it was horrible.” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

The remoteness of the prison made the authorities feel they could ignore us with impunity. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bren brought a football to throw around to impress Vanessa, but she totally ignored him. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Not muscle strong or fighting strong—a kind of strength that gave him the self-control to meditate instead of falling apart, or to ignore what other people thought, and find meaning in a dead bird. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

She tried to ignore Loo’s noises of disgust and turned away from him to grin at Ess. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

She had named him for the star-shaped black smudge on his white face, ignoring that he was a boy and “Zvezda” was a girl’s name. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

He and all his men ignored Merry and pretended not to hear if he spoke. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

During some witness testimonies, Guiteau made a show of ignoring the speaker on the stand by reading his newspapers and brushing away flies around his head. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Mark ignored him, went up another step.This time people on either side of him put their hands on his arm—not in a threatening way, just a touch. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

In my culture, you’re not supposed to ignore people who are older than you. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I'd told her what had happened with Vinny, and then shed promptly ignored me—like she was holding it against me or something. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Zane heard the thud on the countertop of the main storeroom floor, but he ignored it. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

But the Mansfields were already there, so she had to put on her hostess face and ignore Lily's casual clothes for the time being. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

He ignored them, ignored the stage-whispered “his dad” and “look at his face” comments that slowly disappeared once the room began to fill. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Was that why she was angry now, because he had ignored her for years? Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He wants to be alone with her suddenly, wishes they could sneak off to her room or his, ignore the rest of the party as he would when he was a boy. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I might have been ignoring whatever was growing between us, but he wasn’t. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Sometimes the loneliness of being the odd man out in these conversations got to me but most of the time I just ignored it. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ignoring my question just like I ignored his. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Even if the monsters ignored the mortals, that noxious gas couldn’t be good for anyone to breathe. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He tried to ignore the way his pulse stuttered a bit at that. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

After ignoring the students for two hours, the manager closed Woolworth’s, citing a telephoned bomb threat. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

He lifted her in his arms and carried her to the craft, ignoring the gunfire, the billowing smoke, the cries of alarm and confusion. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

When you spend your whole life being ‘accepted’ by white people, it’s easy to ignore history and hard to face stuff that’s still problematic, you feel me?” Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

There was an awkwardness between us that could not be ignored. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

They’d all received the same invitation, but had wisely ignored it. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

She was ignored, and her reputation at Star City suffered. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

I lay in bed, trying to ignore the phone ringing constantly, and replayed everything I’d seen that morning in my head. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

But there’s something about telling other people what to ignore that just doesn’t work for me. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

When he combined that attitude with a righteous indignation about how the world treated the poor, his conviction was hard to ignore. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

At lunch time the other two again shared a table and again they both completely ignored the third passenger. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone shielded their eyes, and a few people in the hallway let out cries of alarm, but Richard ignored them all and took long strides toward the gaping maw of the closet. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Adam she ignored since she couldn’t use him for anything. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“But I didn’t…” George began, but Mom ignored her. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

She was by my locker after school this time, but she didn’t apologize for ignoring my call last night. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Jinny couldn’t stand to watch, and she didn’t like being ignored. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“You have to talk loud when he’s reading. Otherwise he just ignores you.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Henry ignored him and slumped against the side of the house. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, I wasn't, I was shooting at that apple because I was so angry at being ignored. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

And Axel tries his best to ignore her. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He expected Beatrice to ignore the question, as she had twice before. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were supposed to ignore those benighted sheep, as Dad called them. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

On the flip side, I’m praying that she’ll do what all the other teachers do: ignore me and give me an A, because I’m one of the very few who even bother to do homework. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

She ignored me and asked Sterling if he had any peanuts to sell. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Alyssa ignores him and puts the keys in the girl’s hands. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Learn to play defense—ignore the head and keep your eyes on the body. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Some truths, left ignored too long, had no choice but to win out. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

As I grabbed the wooden backboard to steady myself, I felt a splinter go into my finger from the rough wood, but I ignored the pain. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

How could scholars ignore what governments took seriously? The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Many in the government, including Mr. de Klerk, chose to look the other way or ignore what they knew was going on under their noses. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I just ignore Momma, pull my quilt up over my head, and turn over. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

He ignored her, concentrating on Silver and Nails, who were coming slowly home from the hunt. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked rather impressive, actually, if you were willing to ignore the fact that he was still only wearing one sock. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

At the mention of the word Halloween, Teddy zoomed down the stairs, ignoring me and yanking on Adam’s wallet chain. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

They either back away from the counter and talk to me from like ten feet away or they suddenly get busy doing something else and ignore me completely. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

He ignored whatever I was trying to do with the reins and followed Nicole’s horse into the trails. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

She would ignore him outright when they passed in the halls, and kept a wide berth, as though if she strayed into his path, their proximity alone might scald her. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I gritted my teeth and tried to ignore her. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

And white middle-class teenagers continue to prove the importance of context as they try to ignore it. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Drivers simply ignored the law until it became customary for blacks to move when the driver told them to. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

When we got to our room, Stick didn’t glower at his desk and ignore me like he usually did when he was fighting with Father. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Since, however, I do not cat at lunch counters and do not swim, I have ignored her advice. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Should I nod and say “Good evening,” or simply ignore him? Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

People had either ignored me or called me names or pushed me. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

“No, you shouldn’t have,” Isabella says, ignoring the compliment. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Frankie, his mother, Sam, and everyone else—all of them were going to see that things didn’t vanish just because you ignored them. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The giants were raucous and loud, and now were ignoring him. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

She surmised that even when we are trying to actively ignore something, we might be paying attention to it somewhere in the recesses. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

He felt like she was trying so hard to ignore him that she wouldn't even participate in class. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

If they’re watching me, my bag is too full for them to ignore. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I leaned forward on the table, resting my chin on my folded arms, my hidden fingers gripping the table’s edge as I fought to ignore the irrational longing that unsettled me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Lucy ignored her mother and charged our way. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Their cat, Rocket—whom they’d totally ignored, ever since arriving at the house—was just poking his head curiously into the doorway. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Now that he is emperor, the mountains bleed red where he has whipped them to make room for his Vast Wall,” the king continued, either not hearing Yishan or ignoring him. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

This was vital, because the authorities ignored us. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I’m ignored, like I’m some side chick he brought with him to show off to his friends. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

She flinches at the words, but she ignores it. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

She ignored Vonetta and kept on saying, “This is control. We have control. Over.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

I dug my face into my pillow, and for the first time ever in my life, I disobeyed Grandma by ignoring her call. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Feeling renewed, I stand, ignoring my body’s pain. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

She took a deep breath, ignoring the part of her brain that saw only the distance to the ground. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Sierra smiled, ignoring Izzy and Jerome’s glares as they watched from the platform. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

We laugh so hard, people stop and gawk at us, but we ignore them. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I decide to ignore them even though I feel my anger rising. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

She still would've kicked down the hall, dashing through the crowd on her skateboard, ignoring all the teeth smacking and slick talk and Ms. Wockley yelling, "No skating allowed!" Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

She must have thought I was ignoring it or just thought she was joking around. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

I ignored them and went to the kitchen to fix them welfare burgers for dinner. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

The hare ignored the lion’s shouts and just laughed in reply. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

I hear voices approaching so I throw everything into Max's backpack and steal out of the castle, ignoring my hunger pains. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Local police ignored the obvious evidence that the death was a hate crime and hypothesized that Donald must have been involved in drug dealing, which his mother adamantly denied. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Pax would stay beside the road and ignore all temptations, including the strong urge he felt to head south, the direction his instinct told him would lead him back to his home. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

It was an injustice too great for the African American witnesses to ignore. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

It’s easy to ignore now, but I’m wondering if Emily may have been right. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I try to ignore the raised eyebrows when I say I want my child to learn to speak Farsi despite my loosening grasp on the language. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

I tried to catch up to him, ignoring the pain and indignity beneath my coat. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I raised my hand to ask Papa Andrew, but he ignored me. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

She ignores me about her hazel contacts, too. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He must have hated me behind his spiel, yet he'd ignored me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they weren’t busy ignoring me at practice, they put a lot of effort into scouting for other talented fencers with the hope that they would surpass me in the rankings. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Ann couldn’t argue with the claim that the government ignored poor people. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I pull out a slice of chicken I found in the back of a cafe’s kitchen and force myself to munch on it, ignoring the slime of cold grease. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

But I wasn’t totally shunned and ignored either. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

I just had to stay focused on my goal and ignore any haters—both real and imagined—that I might perceive. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“I’ve been trying to get in contact with you for weeks now. You been ignoring my calls. Same thing you’re doing to Dray, Donna,” the man says. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Not enough room in your truck,” I answered, ignoring the fact that we could take Nan’s car. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Would I be able to do my best onstage—ignore all the buzzing in my head, all the noisy distractions, and just hear the beautiful blue sky of my trumpet? Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

But if he cannot, he need not concern himself unduly if he ignores these less serious vices. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

I ignore her earlier warning and switch seats to join her on the couch. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The raven cawed again, ignoring the treats being lobbed at it. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

My arms start to ache after a while, but she ignored the pain for me, so I’ll do the same for her. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

"If I name this letter a forgery and tell them to throw you in a dungeon, no one will ignore that, I promise you." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

This was the first evidence we presented that suggested that people in law enforcement had been so focused on convicting Walter that they were prepared to ignore or even hide evidence that contradicted their case. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I disregarded him and addressed Aucamp, saying I had taken this extraordinary action because our complaints were being ignored. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t understand how people can ignore beauty like that. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Officer X, instead of ignoring me as usual, gave me a cold, hard stare. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were like the eyes of the yunka stranger, not to be ignored. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

I enumerated the many times that we had brought our grievances before the government and the equal number of times that we were ignored or shunted aside. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I strode past the front desk, ignoring the protests of the secretary, and pushed my way into McCoy’s office. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

The soldiers ignored her and the boy kept his posture straight-backed, as if he could not trust himself to look back at his mother. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Jennifer's mother hauled two grocery bags out of the car and went into the house, ignoring them. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

We ignore equally big differences when we lump Africa’s Egyptians and Berbers with each other and with Europe’s Swedes under the single heading of “whites.” Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

But sometimes I ignore the whole truth, because it's easier to pretend I'm making decisions for rational reasons. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I walk into a store and the employees either ignore me or they’re hovering over every move I make because they think I’m going to steal something. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Mother ignored him, but I studied his face in the bright morning light. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z