overhear

Example Sentences

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You can talk to it, let it overhear your day and—in the case of glasses—let it see what you’re seeing in real time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

She told the BBC she would overhear Alphonsine helping her with her language skills.

From BBC • Jul. 26, 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 used to sit and overhear conversations you had with Eleanor about that.”

From Seattle Times • May 18, 2024

Having undertaken the study of Hard French, I’ll overhear such requests and glare across the room, thinking, "That's Mister Steak to you, buddy."

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris