overhear
Example Sentences
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You can talk to it, let it overhear your day and—in the case of glasses—let it see what you’re seeing in real time.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
She told the BBC she would overhear Alphonsine helping her with her language skills.
From BBC • Jul. 26, 2025
I regularly overhear other birders marveling over the flashy warblers in breeding plumage, while overlooking other comparatively less-flashy birds like vireos and sparrows.
From Salon • Apr. 23, 2025
Sometimes because both my parents and Lucia’s parents have come during shooting to help because we have a new kid, sometimes they’ll overhear something and be like, “That’s funny.”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2024
Chucha and I will pass by the carport and overhear them discussing the carburetor and brake pads, points and plugs.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
