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Example Sentences
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Best whisper that out of the earshot of Scotland folk.
From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026
It could easily be mistaken for an expression of anger, but watching how others in the area—pedestrians, other drivers—react, it’s a signal: a warning to anyone within earshot that ICE is moving through the neighborhood.
From Slate • Jan. 16, 2026
Students are almost always within earshot of a fountain; Qubein says the water has an energizing effect.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025
At least that’s what some on the force have taken to calling the veteran Internal Affairs detective, usually out of earshot.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 17, 2025
As if I wasn’t right here in this jewelry case, just out of earshot.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
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