unable to hear
Example Sentences
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Because of the noise in the shop, I was unable to hear him and asked him politely to repeat himself.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Viewers were unable to hear discussions between the umpires and third umpire, as sometimes happens in other cricket matches, football and rugby.
From BBC • Dec. 17, 2024
You are not being responsible drivers if you are unable to hear police, ambulances, horns or even people trying to get your attention.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 27, 2024
Kids in neon green and orange and pink packed “The Dungeon” in their home gym, causing such a ruckus that the Trailblazers looked almost unable to hear coach Andre Chevalier’s guttural screams from the sidelines.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2023
The fence was almost invisible, and the quad bikers, moving fast toward him, would be unable to hear the warning sound over their own engines...
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
