headphones

Example Sentences

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What is driving me bananas these days are people who watch things on their phones without headphones.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

In the store, audiobook tablets called "story tiles" line the shelves, ready to be inserted into a player for listening through headphones.

From Barron's • May 2, 2026

The Gen Z apprentice on my team, Gyasi, told me he found them "a bit of a nuisance", specifically because you need headphones to listen to them.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

"Decide, decide, decide, decide / Do I? Do I? Do I? Do I?" he screams, his voice spinning around your headphones like intrusive thoughts.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Nico slips off one side of his headphones and tilts his head toward me.

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan