listening

Example Sentences

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Fed watchers will be listening closely Friday to see how Trump responds to a Fed that appears to be in no hurry to adjust rates.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

She responded by putting on her earphones and listening to music.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Still, at the end of the year, the data company Luminate reported that current R&B and hip-hop listening was down 12.2%.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

“I was born in 1942, in the war,” McCartney explained during the listening session.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

As I stood there listening to her clear voice ring out over the valley, I happened to glance down to the raw, red wound in my pony’s leg.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls