eavesdrop

Example Sentences

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The president sometimes messes with the reporters on the line or lets people around him eavesdrop on speakerphone.

From Slate • Mar. 18, 2026

A trade office allegedly helped to eavesdrop on Chinese dissidents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Their ability to detect low-frequency sounds helps them eavesdrop on the mating calls of frogs.

From Science Daily • Nov. 1, 2025

Through his radio, Henry can eavesdrop on people in a way that’s not bound by time or space.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2025

I figured me and Cooter would both get to eavesdrop on the growned folks’ meeting.

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis