: 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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Before this fifth season put him closer to the center of the action, Roddy had undoubtedly been a misfit among misfits at Slough House, a desk jockey who would hold court at his computer, issuing snide japes at anyone within earshot.
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Scott Tobias, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2025
In an eventual 57-point Hurricanes victory, Stevenson was balling and jabbering about it, too, to every Wildcats pass catcher within earshot.
—Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
With the jury out of earshot, Routh then asked Cannon whether the public defenders who initially represented him, Kristy Militello and Renee Michelle Sihvola, could wrap up his closing argument if Cannon interrupted him again.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 24 Sep. 2025
Almost as good is to be within earshot of one.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
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Scott Tobias, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2025
In an eventual 57-point Hurricanes victory, Stevenson was balling and jabbering about it, too, to every Wildcats pass catcher within earshot.
—Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
With the jury out of earshot, Routh then asked Cannon whether the public defenders who initially represented him, Kristy Militello and Renee Michelle Sihvola, could wrap up his closing argument if Cannon interrupted him again.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 24 Sep. 2025
Almost as good is to be within earshot of one.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Earshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earshot. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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earshot
noun
ear·shot
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: the range within which a person can hear another's unaided voice
waited until he was out of earshot
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