eavesdrop
Example Sentences
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Eavesdrop on pastry chefs with laminated dough under their nails.
From Salon • Mar. 5, 2026
Pigeon signage is all over Eavesdrop Brewery, which gives its beer such names as “Broken Wings” black lager.
From Washington Post • Sep. 30, 2021
Eavesdrop on a conversation and it's likely that, sooner or later, a concept invented or popularised by the founding father of free association will pop up.
From BBC • Sep. 18, 2014
Eavesdrop and Frank accuses his brother-in-law of never having been in love.
From The Guardian • Feb. 9, 2012
Eavesdrop, please, and overhear what you can in the arbutus walk, half-way through the Hon. Percival's first cigar.
From When Ghost Meets Ghost by De Morgan, William Frend
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