hear voices

Example Sentences

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"Two days later, a colleague of mine had exactly the same experience. He could hear voices in the room so he didn't go in," Nowell said.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Gucci Mane said that during episodes of what he called “psychosis,” he would hear voices speaking ill about people in his close circles.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2025

If a shot starts on his shoe and pans up into the scene, maybe you hear voices before you see who is talking.

From Salon • Oct. 1, 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

Whoever had flown the ship had already disembarked, because Mark could faintly hear voices over the noises, then the sound of the round door being opened.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner