give ear
Example Sentences
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It took some time before the lawyer could be persuaded to give ear to his excited servant, who was vainly struggling to enter the courtroom.
From Time Magazine Archive
Nervously he took notes, pausing from time to time to give ear to the excited whispers of his committee counsel, Roy Cohn, who is also accused by the Army of seeking.favors for Private Schine.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Let them give ear to the anguished cry of 'Peace, peace,' which rises up to heaven from every part of the world."
From Time Magazine Archive
Year and a half ago Britain's Parliament, deigning to give ear to the television buzz, appointed a committee to find out what Baird Tele vision Ltd. had to offer.
From Time Magazine Archive
Women who have lost their hold on life readily give ear to visionaries: having exhausted the joys of this world, they wish to test those of another.
From Lola Montez An Adventuress of the 'Forties by Edmund B. d'Auvergne
