How to Use hear in a Sentence

hear

verb

• I couldn't hear a word of what he said over all that noise.
• I heard her in concert a few years ago.
• Do you hear that music?
• I've heard it said that smoking is bad for your health.
• I hear he's leaving town.
• I thought I heard him leave.
• Would you turn the volume up a little? I can't hear.
• The committee will hear witnesses today.
• I don't know what happened. I'll let you know if I hear anything.
• Have you ever heard Wagner sung in English?
• The center of this great state needs to have its voice heard.
  — Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Feb. 2024
• At certain points in the video, Hayes is heard begging for help.
  — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 25 Oct. 2023
• She’s heard about the Web browser left open with directions to the bridge.
  — Hanna Krueger, BostonGlobe.com, 17 May 2023
• The crew shut the engine down, Rana claimed, so that ships passing by could not hear it.
  — Demetris Nellas, ajc, 18 June 2023
• The former wife speaks so faintly that the new wife can barely hear.
  — Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
• Even though there is no way the scouting plane can hear their voices, no one speaks a word.
  — WIRED, 29 Sep. 2023
• But haven’t heard anything about Daniels and May not throwing at the Combine.
  — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2024
• By August, Hogan applied for five jobs and heard back from one.
  — Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 10 Sep. 2023
• Reporters can hear blasts in the distance but can’t see the effects for themselves.
  — Brian Stelter, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2023
• When the Supreme Court declined to hear his appeal, Farris was crushed.
  — Emma Brown and Peter Jamison, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Aug. 2023
• Keep showing up on the picket lines and make your voices heard around the country.
  — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 24 Oct. 2023
• However, the state’s top court agreed to hear the appeal last week.
  — Melissa Noel, Essence, 17 Aug. 2023
• The city of Parkland warned residents that the sound of gunfire could last into the evening and be heard more than a mile from the school.
  — Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 5 Aug. 2023
• Shohei Ohtani hears All-Star crowd's recruiting pitch loud and clear.
  — Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 12 July 2023
• Those trying to help him could be heard telling him repeatedly to breathe, and that help was on the way.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], al, 17 June 2023
• Weinstein appealed to the Court of Appeals — the state’s highest court — which agreed to hear the case.
  — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 15 Feb. 2024
• In audio of the 911 call, Castro can be heard in the background screaming for help in Spanish.
  — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2024
• Does anybody else hear a guy who is biting his tongue while taking one for the team?
  — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2024
• The older model of this made our Best Soundbars guide as a great choice for folks with hearing loss.
  — Parker Hall, WIRED, 12 July 2023
• However, the stars of Todd Haynes’ black comedy didn’t hear any of their names called.
  — Clayton Davis, Variety, 10 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024