listening device

Example Sentences

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He had to learn plays needing 20 to 30 words to call from a listening device in his helmet where just four words were used to call plays at St. John Bosco.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 21, 2025

It is believed the microwave signal was used to turn on “The thing,” which was a gift from Russia to the U.S. – a large seal – that hid a listening device.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2024

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s military chief said Monday that a covert listening device was found in one of the offices where he works, and hinted without elaborating that bugs were detected in other locations.

From Washington Times • Dec. 18, 2023

This could involve disguising a listening device as an everyday object that nobody would spot.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2023

At the time, statutes governing electronic surveillance were nebulous, and Burns was an avid user of a Dictograph—a primitive listening device that could be concealed in anything from a clock to a chandelier.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann