eavesdrop
Example Sentences
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The president sometimes messes with the reporters on the line or lets people around him eavesdrop on speakerphone.
From Slate • Mar. 18, 2026
In rehearsal, Mays fully inhabits his role — and his costume — moving with a lithe formality as he strives to eavesdrop on Mozart and Constanze.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026
That’s why some of us eavesdrop, sneak into closets and rummage through dresser drawers in secret.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
Their ability to detect low-frequency sounds helps them eavesdrop on the mating calls of frogs.
From Science Daily • Nov. 1, 2025
The Roach orders me to practice moving through the crowds of courtiers without being noticed, to eavesdrop without seeming interested.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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