ear

Example Sentences

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Dunn, 36, then had to shine a torch through the window of a neighbouring property to wake up another resident who was sleeping with an eye mask on and ear plugs in.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Maybe she could have used a sympathetic ear Friday.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

On Jan. 16, 2018, Le Guin told Bloom that she had read Emily Wilson’s recent translation of “The Odyssey” after Christmas “with some disappointment—too often her ear turns to tin.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

"So I'm just kind of playing it by ear."

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

The big man scratched the scar where his ear had been.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver