playing by ear
Example Sentences
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We’re all playing by ear day to day, and in the best-case scenarios, our ethics, integrity, and consistency create a harmonic score to low-key interpersonal chaos.
From Slate ● Jun. 8, 2020
But playing by ear, you just say, "Now I wonder where he had that note?"
From Washington Post ● Feb. 18, 2020
“A lot of people start with playing by ear and add the note-reading in later.”
From Washington Times ● May 13, 2018
What I really loved was playing by ear, for myself or for my mother or for anyone who wanted to sing.
From New York Times ● Sep. 26, 2017
"Oh, no," was the amiable retort; "It's a cornet I'm playing, by ear."
From Suppers Novel Suggestions for Social Occasions by Paul Pierce
