overhear
Example Sentences
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The chic dining area features modern overheard lighting and enough room for a large table.
From MarketWatch
I overheard, “Let’s dress up, like, for an Oscars party, drink champagne and then order in pizza and wings.”
“She overheard me learning how to say curse words,” he recalled.
From New York Times
Superior Court judge, overhearing a mock trial with other high school students serving as prosecutors, defense attorneys, witnesses, jurors and defendants.
From Washington Post
Szymborska’s “Funeral” consists of seemingly random fragments apparently overheard in a churchyard or cemetery.
From Washington Post
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
