: 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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As Rocchio approached the plate, Ramírez made a prediction to anyone within earshot in the dugout.
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Zack Meisel, New York Times, 2 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
At one point Wednesday, the judge indulged their request to meet with Adelson and the attorneys at a side bar out of the public’s earshot.
—Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
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Zack Meisel, New York Times, 2 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
At one point Wednesday, the judge indulged their request to meet with Adelson and the attorneys at a side bar out of the public’s earshot.
—Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Earshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earshot. Accessed 7 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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