hear voices

Example Sentences

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Jonathan said he recalled starting to hear voices.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2025

Gucci Mane said that during episodes of what he called “psychosis,” he would hear voices speaking ill about people in his close circles.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2025

If a shot starts on his shoe and pans up into the scene, maybe you hear voices before you see who is talking.

From Salon • Oct. 1, 2024

We see no people, but we hear voices continually.

From New York Times • Feb. 15, 2023

Walking back toward our house, climbing the steps from the sidewalk, when the front door was open in summer, I’d hear voices beyond the screen door talking in Spanish.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez