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Example Sentences
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But once I’m out of eyesight but not out of earshot, I hear Theo calling me again.
From Literature
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That way, she’s nearby in case we need anything, but Teddy’s out of earshot.
From Literature
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I tug my siblings into the kitchen, out of earshot of the couch where Dad and Aunt Melissa have settled to watch the broadcast.
From Literature
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That meant no friends, classmates, teachers, parents, brothers, or supermarket cashiers nearby or within earshot.
From Literature
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Best whisper that out of the earshot of Scotland folk.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.