ear
Example Sentences
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The sweetness, the warmth, the intimacy in a seemingly tossed-off phrase—her songs could be 2½-minute novels, they could be love notes left on a kitchen table, they could be secrets whispered into your ear.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
It was very likely caused by the whiplash he’s endured by tracking all of those line drives whizzing past his ear.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
In another, he belly flops into a swimming pool, before emerging from the water grinning from ear to ear.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
She struggles with repeat infections of all kinds — ear infections, conjunctivitis, pneumonia — and the drug, which is approved to treat cystic fibrosis, has helped keep her healthy.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
I can’t imagine there’s a single word of our conversation she didn’t overhear from the kitchen, ear pressed to the door.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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