refuse to acknowledge

Frequency: 8.215.0 per million words

to intentionally not acknowledge something

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Examples (10)

  • For decades, the government refused to acknowledge the atrocities committed during the war.
  • He stubbornly refuses to acknowledge that he was wrong, even with all the evidence.
  • The CEO continues to refuse to acknowledge the serious flaws in their flagship product.
  • She might seem happy, but she's just refusing to acknowledge her own sadness.
  • He walked right past me and refused to acknowledge my presence.
  • If they spread lies about me, I will simply refuse to acknowledge their existence.
  • Despite the mounting evidence, the scientist refused to acknowledge the validity of the new theory.
  • The company's lawyers advised them to refuse to acknowledge any responsibility for the accident.
  • Some people refuse to acknowledge the truth because it is too painful to accept.
  • Why do you refuse to acknowledge the progress we have made on this project?