: 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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That's the vibe at this sunny seaside resort located on the south shore of the island, where 11 villas and suites, some with private pools or hot tubs, invite guests to unwind, undisturbed, within earshot of the waves.
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Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2025
Political buttons on white coats and protests within earshot of patients functionally aggravate the experience of trauma for Jewish patients.
—Dr. Jacqueline A. Hart, Boston Herald, 22 Nov. 2025
With our waiter out of earshot, Piker drops his voice discreetly.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 13 Nov. 2025
To make matters worse, in the morning, that spot on the deck is within perfect earshot of where Britani and Lisa are downstairs.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025
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Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2025
Political buttons on white coats and protests within earshot of patients functionally aggravate the experience of trauma for Jewish patients.
—Dr. Jacqueline A. Hart, Boston Herald, 22 Nov. 2025
With our waiter out of earshot, Piker drops his voice discreetly.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 13 Nov. 2025
To make matters worse, in the morning, that spot on the deck is within perfect earshot of where Britani and Lisa are downstairs.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for earshot
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“Earshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earshot. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.
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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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