listening

Example Sentences

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“But actually I enjoyed that part of it. That and listening to music were both helpful in that they were almost like meditating on it without getting too in my head.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Both rappers have accused each other of using bots to artificially inflate their listening figures - something that was mentioned in Drake's lawsuit against his own label, Universal Music Group, which was eventually thrown out.

From BBC • May 15, 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

He leaned against the steering wheel, whistling, listening to the local radio as it called out bingo numbers—he was one of the few band members who didn’t play often.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith