overhear

Example Sentences

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We’d seen less of him since his father’s death, and I knew from conversations overheard at the funeral that he was investigating the possibility of moving to Accra now that his father was gone.

From Literature

Now they overheard him ranting about the screwy lines on Channel 2.

From Los Angeles Times

“Lunchtime detention with Kumu Whitman paid off,” I overhear him tell Titus.

From Literature

He had abandoned it and was trying to reach a group of people who he had overheard on his truck’s CB radio.

From Literature

Interestingly, the girls that I overhear speaking about romantic relationships, many of them are not in heteronormative relationships.

From Los Angeles Times