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Take, for example, the time a staff member overheard a child’s love for word searches.
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Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
In a letter to parents Tuesday evening, South Milwaukee Middle School principal Jim Hendrickson said the school received an anonymous report that a student was overheard in class earlier in the day making a threat to school safety.
—Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2024
But, first, an overheard back-and-forth between Harris and Trump.
—Hannah Jocelyn, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2024
In one, Dar overhears a journalist talking to a man in Gaza who lost nearly two dozen family members, stating their names and ages out loud.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2024
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Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
In a letter to parents Tuesday evening, South Milwaukee Middle School principal Jim Hendrickson said the school received an anonymous report that a student was overheard in class earlier in the day making a threat to school safety.
—Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2024
But, first, an overheard back-and-forth between Harris and Trump.
—Hannah Jocelyn, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2024
In one, Dar overhears a journalist talking to a man in Gaza who lost nearly two dozen family members, stating their names and ages out loud.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for overhear
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“Overhear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overhear. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024.
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