eavesdropper

Example Sentences

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Unfortunately, the researchers using them are often faced with a similar plight as the unfortunate eavesdropper, leaning against a locked door with an empty glass to their ear.

From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2024

Communicating with entangled light can also guarantee security, as measurements of quantum systems can reveal the presence of the eavesdropper.

From Salon • Oct. 6, 2022

It was Seraphim — the unnoticed little eavesdropper, overhearing low-voiced, anguished adult conversations — who blurted out the truth.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2022

If Ms. Jean’s initial impression of Mr. Alim was that he was a shameless eavesdropper, she changed her mind when the conversation turned to the peaceful protests he had taken part in after those killings.

From New York Times • Jul. 2, 2021

Was there an eavesdropper right here among us?

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan