tune out
verb
tuned out; tuning out; tunes out
: to become unresponsive to : ignore
: to dissociate oneself from what is happening or one's surroundings
Examples of tune out in a Sentence
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Amid news this week of a permanent coach coming soon, Minnesota United’s interim head coach Cameron Knowles tried to tune out the fact that his successor has signed a contract and remain focused on preparing the Loons for the season opener Saturday night at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas.
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Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 24 Feb. 2024
More about Nikita Richardson Exploring the Outdoors, One Step at a Time
Hiking is a great way to immerse yourself in nature and tune out the chaos of city life.
—Nikita Richardson, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2024
And Wall Street seems to be tuning out the whole thing.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 29 Mar. 2024
Whether Horner, who has run the team since its founding in 2005, stays or goes, the internal struggle at Red Bull Racing is likely to have a negative impact on performance, although Max Verstappen is trying to tune out the noise.
—Brad Spurgeon, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2024
As the 2024 campaign gets under way, many Americans have tuned out current events.
—Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2024
The trick is to pick and choose when to tune in and when to tune out, and how to know the difference between facts and theater.
—Dean Minnich, Baltimore Sun, 28 Jan. 2024
Which makes some sense: After presidential politics and popular culture seemed to fuse into one spectacle under the Trump administration, the Biden years have seen mainstream entertainers—and audiences—tune out of partisan topics a bit.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 25 Jan. 2024
Businessman Vivek Ramaswamy will run an ad during Wednesday’s CNN debate between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley urging Iowa viewers to tune out.
—USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2024
Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 24 Feb. 2024
More about Nikita Richardson Exploring the Outdoors, One Step at a Time
Hiking is a great way to immerse yourself in nature and tune out the chaos of city life.
—Nikita Richardson, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2024
And Wall Street seems to be tuning out the whole thing.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 29 Mar. 2024
Whether Horner, who has run the team since its founding in 2005, stays or goes, the internal struggle at Red Bull Racing is likely to have a negative impact on performance, although Max Verstappen is trying to tune out the noise.
—Brad Spurgeon, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2024
As the 2024 campaign gets under way, many Americans have tuned out current events.
—Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2024
The trick is to pick and choose when to tune in and when to tune out, and how to know the difference between facts and theater.
—Dean Minnich, Baltimore Sun, 28 Jan. 2024
Which makes some sense: After presidential politics and popular culture seemed to fuse into one spectacle under the Trump administration, the Biden years have seen mainstream entertainers—and audiences—tune out of partisan topics a bit.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 25 Jan. 2024
Businessman Vivek Ramaswamy will run an ad during Wednesday’s CNN debate between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley urging Iowa viewers to tune out.
—USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2024
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“Tune out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tune%20out. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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