ear to the ground
Example Sentences
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When Curran took the job, his background included more time wearing an earpiece than keeping his ear to the ground in Washington’s budgeting and political squabbles.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
Thankfully, Jon Pareles kept his ear to the ground during that time and filled the Friday Playlist with fresh tunes each week.
From New York Times • Nov. 15, 2024
But I give her this: There’s no one like her that had their ear to the ground and knew everything before anybody else.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2023
Not so, says BJP leader Nadda who says politicians must keep their ear to the ground.
From Reuters • Sep. 26, 2023
He had confided in Neeley that he, McGarrity, was a man who had his ear to the ground and was therefore in a position to hear prohibition coming.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
