overheard

Example Sentences

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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

He overheard me arguing with my husband about not having a business plan and leaned over: “You make a product,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026

MIAMI—In recent weeks, family members of a group of Cuban dissidents who overheard their making plans to “liberate Cuba” dismissed the talk as the kind of bravado that is common among Cuban-American exiles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Or at least overheard my name spoken since we were seated only one row in front of her.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith