overhear

Example Sentences

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As I reviewed Tuesday’s events at a bar near Altman’s home in San Francisco’s Russian Hill neighborhood, I couldn’t help but overhear a conversation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

Further along the footpath around the old dock, I overhear an American accent.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2025

I regularly overhear other birders marveling over the flashy warblers in breeding plumage, while overlooking other comparatively less-flashy birds like vireos and sparrows.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2025

Sometimes because both my parents and Lucia’s parents have come during shooting to help because we have a new kid, sometimes they’ll overhear something and be like, “That’s funny.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2024

I stepped into the kitchen house to get a banana, knowing there would likely be nothing more to overhear.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver