: the range within which one may hear a person's unaided voice
waited until he was out of earshot
Examples of earshot in a Sentence
They were within earshot of each other.
babysitters should remain within earshot of young children
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Dávila, the conquistador of present-day northern Colombia, once read it out of earshot of a village just before launching a surprise attack.
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Diego Javier Luis, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2024
Her boisterous mom told anyone within earshot why Rodriguez should be the next honorary mayor of Wilmington.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2024
But one telling moment gives voice to what otherwise goes unsaid—a repugnant reminiscence of Jim Crow violence, addressed to Terry within earshot of the department’s one nonwhite officer, a Black woman named Jessica Sims (Zsané Jhé).
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2024
The trial is expected to last through the end of year, possibly into February or March, Judge Whitaker has said outside the earshot of jurors.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2024
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Diego Javier Luis, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2024
Her boisterous mom told anyone within earshot why Rodriguez should be the next honorary mayor of Wilmington.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2024
But one telling moment gives voice to what otherwise goes unsaid—a repugnant reminiscence of Jim Crow violence, addressed to Terry within earshot of the department’s one nonwhite officer, a Black woman named Jessica Sims (Zsané Jhé).
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2024
The trial is expected to last through the end of year, possibly into February or March, Judge Whitaker has said outside the earshot of jurors.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2024
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“Earshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earshot. Accessed 22 Oct. 2024.
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earshot
noun
ear·shot
-ˌshät 
: the range within which a person can hear another's unaided voice
waited until he was out of earshot
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