earful
Example Sentences
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But if you try to place a piece of this infrastructure in their communities, well, someone in the administration is going to get an earful.
From Slate • Feb. 12, 2026
Executives at Texas Roadhouse got an earful about the pending shortage during October meetings with restaurant managers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025
I was about to get an earful on the book’s background and a postage-paid primer on my own writing life.
From Salon • Feb. 9, 2025
Even though Mount Union was blowing out Bridgewater in that game, Sirianni got an earful from Kehres and conceded he didn’t live up to the high standard expected of him.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2025
Usually, when Aunt Hila got mad, she gave him an earful.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
