overheard

Example Sentences

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In it, she also noted she had once overheard a colleague say: "I've never had to tell a woman so loudly, and so often, that she would kill her baby if she didn't push."

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

In one office I overheard a press secretary and a chief of staff talking about music.

From Salon • May 29, 2026

At Studio City, I overheard two moms in white pants and cashmere sweaters talking about how, based on their Instagram recon, they figured out that so-and-so was sitting next to so-and-so at a benefit dinner.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

He overheard them talking about a Middle Eastern man who’d been brought back from London for questioning in the U.S.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026

I was standing just outside Mr. Zenger’s butcher shop one hot morning, making sure to keep my body in the rectangle of shade his awning was providing, when I overheard some gossip.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan