hear voices

Example Sentences

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“We should have the opposite. And I hope that we continue to hear voices around the country that speak into this moment for the sake of our kids and our grandkids.”

From Salon • May 6, 2025

But the site rep said, “Don’t go wandering off. I didn’t believe in spirits until I started babysitting this place, and yeah, I hear voices all the time when I’m the only one here.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2024

That led one person on X to say it looks like 2016 musical La La Land, but for "people who hear voices".

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2024

Many mysteries remain about the origins of hallucinations, but one hypothesis suggests that when people hear voices, they are hearing their own thoughts disguised as another person’s by a quirk of the brain.

From New York Times • Feb. 14, 2023

“I’m not sure. I’m numb right now. But I can feel the darkness coming. The way you can see a storm coming. I can hear voices in the darkness.”

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner