listen in
Example Sentences
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It rejects claims by Harry, pop icon Elton John and his husband David Furnish, and four other well-known figures that it illegally intercepted voicemail messages, listened in on phone calls and deceptively obtained private information.
From Barron's
They listened in the second half Wednesday, and the Cavaliers took off, blowing out Granada Hills 72-47.
From Los Angeles Times
I was down at the store buying some flour for Mama last week when I listened in on some old men talking about it.
From Literature
Jonathan realizes the truth as he sneaks up to a hilltop restaurant to listen in on a meeting.
From Los Angeles Times
They listened in astonishment as the judge told Francis Auld he had been acquitted and was free to go.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
