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

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

It was popular in competitive office environments — among, for example, salesmen who didn’t want the other fellas to overhear their leads.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 26, 2024

Scipio waved the others toward him and lowered his voice, as if he was afraid that one of the bystanders could overhear what he was about to say.

From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke