unable to hear
Example Sentences
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Because of the noise in the shop, I was unable to hear him and asked him politely to repeat himself.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Viewers were unable to hear discussions between the umpires and third umpire, as sometimes happens in other cricket matches, football and rugby.
From BBC • Dec. 17, 2024
A Ventura County sheriff’s spokesperson said Verizon customers who called 911 Tuesday morning were connected, but were unable to hear dispatchers responding to them.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2024
Yet when a person has congenital amusia, it means that their biological wiring malfunctions and they are unable to "hear" music in the harmonious, enjoyable fashion experienced by everyone else.
From Salon • Dec. 24, 2022
The fence was almost invisible, and the quad bikers, moving fast toward him, would be unable to hear the warning sound over their own engines...
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
