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

Meanwhile, they overheard their parents fret that society might be forever hollowed out.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

As I headed to my car to leave Fairhope, I overheard two retirement-aged men discussing the case.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

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

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone