Definitions for head-in-the-sand
head-in-the-sand

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1. head-in-the-sandadjective

   Exhibiting disregard or denial of a problem or threat.

   The head-in-the-sand approach to environmentalism seldom improves matters.

2. Etymology: A reference to the imagined habit of the ostrich burying its head when threatened.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of head-in-the-sand in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of head-in-the-sand in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of head-in-the-sand in a Sentence

1. Ziyad Al-Aly:

   The numbers that our study suggests is that there are likely to be millions of people in the US who now have heart problems or will have heart problems in the near future. ... And I think, as a nation, we are not paying enough attention to the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, we decided to bury our head in the sand and forget that this Covid-19 pandemic and Covid-19 itself can have long-term lasting effects.

2. Jeremy Bernard:

   The good thing about this job—and perhaps the bad thing—is that I am not able to think about the future, one of my predecessors told me that she lost sleep toward the end because people told her she would go on to do great things next, but they never told her what. She warned me that I do have to start thinking about it. I know I do; I just haven't yet. I'm sort of putting my head in the sand.

3. Tal Ben-Shahar:

   One of the best ways to deal with the depressing and demoralizing impact of the constant barrage of bad news is distraction. We are not burying our head in the sand when we engage in activities that take us away from an otherwise distressing situation.

4. David Makovsky:

   I think that he extended an olive branch to President Obama and, for the first time, I heard him talk about both sides of the aisle, i think it was a way of Netanyahu pivoting to say ... 'I am not an ostrich putting my head in the sand, but we want to work with the U.S. on implementation.'.

5. Megan Samarin:

   The pandemic has been the defining feature of 2020 and I'm not going to stick my head in the sand and pretend that it did not happen, i still want to celebrate, I still want to send cards to my friends. I don't want to miss that.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
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