overhear
Example Sentences
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Sometimes, her lyrics seem like a collage of overheard phrases rather than a deliberately constructed narrative.
It was just after 1:30 a.m. local time in Caracas—an hour ahead of Washington—when residents say they began to hear planes overheard.
Months after Mr Ravichandran overheard the comments, he resigned but no real investigation took place into his allegations, the tribunal found.
From BBC
In the same way, a neat single photon line reduces the risk of data being intercepted or overheard.
From Science Daily
Her kids accidentally overheard one of the phone calls when Cabot played it on speakerphone for her mom.
From Los Angeles Times
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