hear out

Example Sentences

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A former employee of her family’s small-town Kansas bank, she has demonstrated a willingness, unusual among regulators, to hear out banks over their criticisms of the supervisory process and even specific interactions with examiners.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

In a statement, a Whole Foods spokesperson said the company, which employs around 100,000 people at more than 500 stores, is willing to hear out its employees.

From Salon • Nov. 26, 2024

Activists I knew in Orange County were intrigued but initially skeptical at staff members’ willingness to hear out ideas, no matter how radical, in an area long dismissed by L.A.-area do-gooders.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2024

He was committed not to partisanship but to constituent services, ready to walk into any room and hear out the concerns of any affinity group.

From Slate • Jul. 30, 2024

I couldn’t hear out of my left ear.

From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin