heeding

Example Sentences

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The EU stopped short of heeding a call by over a million people, who signed a petition last May calling on the 27-country bloc to prohibit such methods.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Soon, karate students — toddlers, teens and grown-ups — will fill the space, heeding the shouted instructions of their silver-haired sensei, Gerry Blanck.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Jamie Thornback, who represented the families of 20 passengers killed in 2020 when Iranian forces mistakenly shot down a commercial flight taking off from Tehran, said travelers aren’t heeding the risks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Youngsters appear to be heeding this message - several children and teenagers participated in the Monday's parades, decked out in creative costumes.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Then, heeding the advice of the chiefs, he handed the entire business over to John’s firstborn son, Jeremiah, who was twenty years old.

From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba