listen

Example Sentences

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The emotional equivalent of a person still rocking a septum piercing long after they stopped listening to punk music.

From Los Angeles Times

I love to be in the car — I get to listen to music and be in my thoughts.

From Los Angeles Times

When my daughter came into the kitchen and heard me listening to this epic — stop-start, stop-start, taking notes all the while — she asked me, “Are you listening to a podcast?”

From Los Angeles Times

"Yes, but it's more about listening when he speaks and seeing the way he carries himself and trains. You just know the levels and, because it's Modric, whenever he speaks you just listen."

From BBC

"This isn't just about my rights as a visiting speaker, this is about the rights of the university community to hold discussions and to have people come and listen."

From BBC