overheard

Example Sentences

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Many go through extensive training focused on not misusing client information for personal profit or leaving sensitive information in places where it could be overheard or picked up.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

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

From Slate • May 4, 2026

She says Epstein paid only part of that amount and that she overheard phone calls in which the woman pressured him to pay the remainder.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

He overheard me arguing with my husband about not having a business plan and leaned over: “You make a product,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026

Everything I knew about it I had overheard over the years in San Francisco, when she talked with the aunties who visited on occasion to do needlework and drink tea.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu