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
  • 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
  • The former wife speaks so faintly that the new wife can barely hear.
    Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • And great to hear your perspective on his enjoyment of being a father.
    Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Oct. 2024
  • At that moment, a couple outside taking videos of water pooling on the road heard Westfield’s screams.
    Emma Tucker, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024

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