hear from
phrasal verb
heard from; hearing from; hears from
: to receive a letter, a telephone call, etc., from (someone)
We heard from them yesterday.
I haven't heard from her lately.
I haven't heard anything from her lately.
Examples of hear from in a Sentence
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They were last heard from on Friday before a severe thunderstorm struck the Moab area.
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Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 27 June 2024
The family told the station the couple travels to the area every year, and that they were last heard from Friday, June 21, the day destructive flash floods drowned the area, downed power lines and damaged roads.
—Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 26 June 2024
As Lane hears from others and experiences for herself, many friends and relatives regard the would-be donor as crazy.
—Alissa Simon, Variety, 26 June 2024
With the help of social media, Johnson has even heard from people who crossed paths with Sloane at the end of her life, from paramedics who were on the scene when the little girl stopped breathing in October 2023 to bystanders who witnessed the emergency response.
—Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 24 June 2024
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Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 27 June 2024
The family told the station the couple travels to the area every year, and that they were last heard from Friday, June 21, the day destructive flash floods drowned the area, downed power lines and damaged roads.
—Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 26 June 2024
As Lane hears from others and experiences for herself, many friends and relatives regard the would-be donor as crazy.
—Alissa Simon, Variety, 26 June 2024
With the help of social media, Johnson has even heard from people who crossed paths with Sloane at the end of her life, from paramedics who were on the scene when the little girl stopped breathing in October 2023 to bystanders who witnessed the emergency response.
—Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 24 June 2024
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“Hear from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hear%20from. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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