How to Use listen in a Sentence

listen

1 of 2 verb

• She tried to warn him of the dangers, but he wouldn't listen.
• She listened with interest as he told her about his travels.
• I listened as hard as I could, but I couldn't hear a word of what he said over all that noise.
• Then, align your listening schedule with the needs of your week.
  — Gen Cleary, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2023
• Here are our favorite reads from Quartz from the past week, one bonus listen, and one sneak peek.
  — Susan Howson, Quartz, 7 Apr. 2024
• The crew let Tung drive around listening to the song over and over while filming the scene in the early hours of the morning.
  — Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2023
• This is where people go to escape the fray, disconnect, and listen to the waves with their toes in the sand.
  — Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2024
• Or at least some snippets for those of us who read the article to listen to.
  — Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2023
• Have a great weekend and thanks for listening to 5 Things.
  — Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 29 July 2023
• And, although people like to talk about their travels, few of us like to listen to them.
  — Agnes Callard, The New Yorker, 24 June 2023
• Paciorek allegedly didn't listen to deputies when he was asked to get off the bike.
  — Adam Sabes, Fox News, 8 Aug. 2023
• Victims' families have a voice and should be heard and listened to!
  — CBS News, 15 Dec. 2023
• Thankfully my mom didn't listen, got a loan, and enrolled me in kindergarten the next month.
  — Teshie Ogallo, Parents, 15 Jan. 2024
• His expertise shows in the classroom, and the kids are attentive and willing to listen to him.
  — Austindedios, oregonlive, 18 Aug. 2023
• The younger generation wants a sharp break with the past, and the president is listening.
  — Robert B. Zoellick, WSJ, 7 June 2023
• Is listening to the recording itself part of getting ready for this, too?
  — Rebecca Milzoff, Billboard, 22 June 2023
• Seeing the shape of my pumping organ and listening to my heartbeat brought me to tears.
  — Pepita Sándwich, Washington Post, 28 May 2023
• So, if only her friends and family listen, that’s fine with us.
  — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2023
• That might sound long, but the time flew by–I’d sometimes listen to a podcast, or have a long phone call with a friend, or just watch the city’s lights switch on as darkness fell.
  — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2024
• Younger kids can draw pictures or make gifts to send, and the sick parent can record messages or the child's favorite book to listen to at bedtime.
  — Suzie Glassman, Parents, 20 Feb. 2024
• One man, who was stationed overseas while in the Army in 1973, recalled listening to the Belmont on the radio and crying tears of joy.
  — Melissa Hoppert, New York Times, 10 June 2023
• To get their buy-in, experts said, the CEO will need to truly listen to the issues and make sure his leadership team helps to enact change.
  — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2023
• When not in the newsroom or chasing down a source, he can be found painting, listening to hip-hop or watching sports.
  — Joel Umanzor, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 May 2023
• But then there was T.I. and his country drawl, kicking game in a wifebeater to any woman in a bikini willing to listen.
  — Caleb Catlin, Billboard, 14 Apr. 2023
• There were going to be changes in the way that recorded music was consumed: young people were starting to listen to MP3s.
  — Tessa Hadley, The New Yorker, 17 July 2023
• The town hall presentation was broadcast to any state worker who logged in to listen, and roughly 8,000 did at some point.
  — Erin Cox, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2024
• Find quick links for all of this, plus instructions on how to listen to The Dallas Morning News on your smart speakers and devices at dallasnews.com/listen.
  — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 31 May 2023
• All around the world, fans are channeling their inner alien superstar to listen to the singer's nearly three-hour set list.
  — Jazmin Gathers, Glamour, 22 June 2023
• The music is not blazing in your ears, but instead, is more like background listening.
  — Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2024
• She was recruited to listen to screenwriters’ climate pitches on the Universal Studios lot last week.
  — Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024

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2 of 2 noun

• Moore says that at first listen, the song may sound like a spring break fling.
  — Cindy Watts, Peoplemag, 11 Oct. 2022
• At first listen, the Sharonas sound a little thick and muffled in the midrange.
  — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2022
• Then came the make-or-break moment, the moment that sealed both of their fates: the first listen.
  — Lanford Beard, PEOPLE.com, 23 Mar. 2022
• Take a listen: Talk to Natasha on Twitter: @natashanyt.
  — New York Times, 18 Sep. 2020
• Take a read — and a listen — and prepare to never look at shampoo the same way again.
  — Julie Ricevuto, Allure, 25 Nov. 2020
• So why not give the pod a listen and the maxim a try to boost your summer’s success rate?
  — Pablo Goldstein, Vulture, 1 July 2021
• But before the first episode is released on April 19, take a listen to the new trailer above.
  — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2023
• But over several listens, the backstory starts to fall away, and the song as a whole sinks in.
  — Mark Richardson, Pitchfork, 2 Nov. 2023
• Jason Lipshutz: No on the first listen, yes on the fifth listen.
  — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 21 Nov. 2023
• Check out or staff picks and give our Friday Orange and Brown Talk a listen.
  — Dan Labbe, cleveland, 18 Oct. 2020
• The simple answer is that the record is a one-listen monster global smash.
  — Billboard Staff, Billboard, 11 Sep. 2020
• Give it a listen on its own — or as part of Spotify's Hanukkah playlist.
  — Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 24 Nov. 2023
• For a full listen, the album clocks in at just over an hour, and the new edition features a total of 16 tracks.
  — Shelby Stewart, Chron, 2 July 2021
• Some episodes are funny, others skew poignant and all are a great listen.
  — Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 23 May 2022
• His talents take on new life on the second or third listen, more so than in the initial play-through.
  — Billboard China, Billboard, 14 Nov. 2022
• The four of you talking in such a personal way is a moving listen.
  — A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 16 Nov. 2022
• Before the first episode is released on April 7, take a listen to the brand new trailer of season 2 now.
  — Tanner Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 24 Mar. 2021
• The full interview is an hour long and is worth the full listen here on Spotify, too.
  — Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 28 Sep. 2022
• Watch the video above to get your exclusive first listen to the new musical.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 13 July 2022
• Have a listen to multiple audio clips of the event, and judge for yourself.
  — Kristen Waggoner, National Review, 21 Mar. 2022
• So his views on storytelling are well worth a good listen.
  — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2023
• Every tap, song start, playlist listen, search, shuffle, and pause is logged.
  — Matt Burgess, Wired, 7 Aug. 2021
• Plus, the original tracks by the series’s co-creator, the singer Sara Bareilles, make for a lovely listen.
  — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 1 Mar. 2022
• On first listen, Tirzah’s latest album seems like a feint.
  — Pitchfork, 7 Dec. 2023
• The cover version by Natalie Bergman and Beck is worth a listen, too.
  — Natalie Maher, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Apr. 2023
• Take a listen as Finebaum explains the Tide has won one national championship in the past five years.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 8 Nov. 2022
• Pence’s speech deserves a listen not just for its content but for its framing.
  — Matthew Continetti, National Review, 22 Oct. 2022
• First and foremost is ‘focus on mission’ and 2nd is ‘listen’.
  — Kathleen Walch, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2022
• But a closer listen to his words suggested that the grueling sales process might have been the easy part.
  — Tariq Panja, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2024
• Today's listen Everyone on the internet is grabbing their sleuthing caps to solve the mystery behind a 17-second snippet of a pop song.
  — Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 29 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024