remain deaf
Frequency: 5.53.1 per million words
To continue to be deaf over a period of time.
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- She remained deaf until she died.
- After the illness, he remained deaf in his left ear for the rest of his life.
- Despite the surgery, the patient remained deaf and had to rely on sign language.
- Many veterans remained deaf in at least one ear from the constant explosions.
- The old dog remained deaf in its final years, but was still a happy companion.
- The committee remained deaf to our suggestions.
- The government has remained deaf to the public's pleas for tax reform.
- He remained deaf to all advice from his friends and family.
- For years, the corporation remained deaf to complaints about its environmental impact.
- Why do you remain deaf to reason when the facts are so clear?