listen in
verb
listened in; listening in; listens in
1
: to tune in to or monitor a broadcast
2
: to listen to a conversation without participating in it
especially
: eavesdrop
Examples of listen in in a Sentence
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As the defendant listened in Spanish, her first language, her attorney Jon Schoenhorn described her as just another victim of Fotis Dulos.
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Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2024
Not long ago, over lunch in a Washington restaurant, Isgur and French were interrupted by a fan—a guy who had started listening in law school and was now working as a judicial clerk.
—Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2024
Three recent podcasts listen in, with intriguing results.
—Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2024
They can be attached to headphones or to speakers, which can allow large groups of people to listen in on the data.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024
Imagine opening your front door wide and inviting the world to listen in on your most private conversations.
—Robin Chataut, Discover Magazine, 15 Mar. 2024
Few members of the public were able to listen in on the discussions.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024
The subject of the the latest Free Press Flashback, a weekly history feature, wowed anyone who would listen in Detroit and Ann Arbor with his amazing recall of historical facts.
—Michael Jackman, Detroit Free Press, 9 Mar. 2024
Robin, listening in, reasoned that someone had broken into Steve’s parents’ home to hold them up for a little cash.
—Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2024
Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2024
Not long ago, over lunch in a Washington restaurant, Isgur and French were interrupted by a fan—a guy who had started listening in law school and was now working as a judicial clerk.
—Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2024
Three recent podcasts listen in, with intriguing results.
—Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2024
They can be attached to headphones or to speakers, which can allow large groups of people to listen in on the data.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024
Imagine opening your front door wide and inviting the world to listen in on your most private conversations.
—Robin Chataut, Discover Magazine, 15 Mar. 2024
Few members of the public were able to listen in on the discussions.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024
The subject of the the latest Free Press Flashback, a weekly history feature, wowed anyone who would listen in Detroit and Ann Arbor with his amazing recall of historical facts.
—Michael Jackman, Detroit Free Press, 9 Mar. 2024
Robin, listening in, reasoned that someone had broken into Steve’s parents’ home to hold them up for a little cash.
—Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2024
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“Listen in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/listen%20in. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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