overheard

Example Sentences

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In one office I overheard a press secretary and a chief of staff talking about music.

From Salon • May 29, 2026

The stolen track chases him everywhere: on the radio, overheard at the mall, even at his own gigs where newlyweds cluelessly ask him to play “their” special song.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Lauryn spent 28 hours in the maternity triage unit, where the couple claim they overheard nurses discussing staff shortages and a colleague who had not turned up for work.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

He overheard them talking about a Middle Eastern man who’d been brought back from London for questioning in the U.S.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026

“So it’s true, then? I overheard my dad talking to the chief about you going to Blackstone to meet with Moreau.”

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston