hear voices
Example Sentences
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"I said to myself I'm not going to waste my energy - I'm going to scream when it's needed, when I hear voices or steps nearby," she said.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
“We should have the opposite. And I hope that we continue to hear voices around the country that speak into this moment for the sake of our kids and our grandkids.”
From Salon ● May 6, 2025
But the site rep said, “Don’t go wandering off. I didn’t believe in spirits until I started babysitting this place, and yeah, I hear voices all the time when I’m the only one here.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2024
Many mysteries remain about the origins of hallucinations, but one hypothesis suggests that when people hear voices, they are hearing their own thoughts disguised as another person’s by a quirk of the brain.
From New York Times ● Feb. 14, 2023
I could hear voices again, but I couldn’t really make anything out.
From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben
