listen

Example Sentences

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“He never wavered from speaking his mind, and when he did, people listened.”

From Los Angeles Times

This is all about business, and it’s unlikely they will listen to anyone who doesn’t have a financial stake in the country’s future and there are plenty of people anxious to get started.

From Salon

Educating the listening public and advertisers that the stations will be fundamentally the same once CBS is gone will require some effort.

From Los Angeles Times

Briany was sitting on Raysa’s lap as they watched TV in the living room, babbling along as she listened to the couple talk, when Israel’s phone rang.

From Salon

After the result became clear, Renzi counselled that her government had now lost its "magic touch" and needed to listen more closely to the voters.

From BBC