listen
Example Sentences
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“These claims don’t reflect reality. The evidence will show a company deeply and responsibly confronting tough questions, conducting research, listening to parents, academics, and safety experts, and taking action.”
From Los Angeles Times
“Plus I got to listen to my other perfect granddaughter read her first book and help her plant her first sunflower,” she wrote.
From Los Angeles Times
"Her heart rate was high, her blood pressure was low - it was so hard to get them to listen."
From BBC
Thaci, 57, who wore a charcoal suit, white shirt, and red tie, listened as proceedings began.
From Barron's
Chase pulled on a pair of cargo pants, T-shirt, and tennis shoes, then listened to the weather on the radio as he ate breakfast.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.