give a hearing
Example Sentences
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She also called on Congress to give a hearing to Epstein’s victims.
From Slate ● Apr. 10, 2026
Council’s public safety chair said Tuesday that she would give a hearing to Mayor Muriel Bowser’s amended version of the massive criminal code rewrite.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 7, 2023
For Conductor Otto Klemperer it was a matter of duty to give a hearing to native talent.
From Time Magazine Archive
So long as I hold a seat in this House, my hand shall be raised to give a hearing to the humblest individual who presents a petition for redress of grievances.
From Indian Nullification of the Unconstitutional Laws of Massachusetts Relative to the Marshpee Tribe Or, the Pretended Riot Explained by William Apess
The reply was, however, that the name of Wagner had for the present received sufficient consideration, and that it was time to give a hearing to some other composer.
From Life of Wagner Biographies of Musicians by Louis Nohl
