overhear
Example Sentences
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Interestingly, the girls that I overhear speaking about romantic relationships, many of them are not in heteronormative relationships.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026
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
Further along the footpath around the old dock, I overhear an American accent.
From BBC • Oct. 23, 2025
“I used to sit and overhear conversations you had with Eleanor about that.”
From Seattle Times • May 18, 2024
I can overhear Tai and Miss Saunders talking.
From "The Skin I'm In" by Sharon G. Flake
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
