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 little girl stared, stunned to hear the truth from the man in the costume.
  — Erin Clark, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Dec. 2022
• The center of this great state needs to have its voice heard.
  — Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Feb. 2024
• But, just like the rest of the world—I’ve heard tons about them on TikTok.
  — Kleigh Balugo, StyleCaster, 19 Aug. 2024
• The thing is that truly no one asked to hear Joaquin Phoenix sing.
  — Samantha Allen, Them, 4 Oct. 2024
• Then, get ready to hear some screams as the ice water hits them.
  — Leah Campano, Seventeen, 8 Apr. 2023
• Of course, Mets fans most likely don’t want to hear that.
  — James Wagner, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2023
• 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
• Elleby can be heard ordering the teen to drop a weapon and to stop.
  — Cassidy Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2023
• That's because Michigan law gives the sick and weak the right to be heard at the ballot box, right up to the last minute.
  — Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
• The former wife speaks so faintly that the new wife can barely hear.
  — Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
• Expect to hear a lot more shouting over the border in 2023.
  — David Lautersenior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2022
• John Zara could hear his neighbors' cries over the sound of the rushing water.
  — Morgan Norwood, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2024
• Dai’Sean Conley and Rosie Green couldn’t hear the booing last month as they were crowned prom king and queen.
  — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 12 May 2023
• 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
• The neighbor also later heard yelling coming from nearby woods.
  — Antonio Planas, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 24 Nov 2024