: the range within which one may hear a person's unaided voice
waited until he was out of earshot
Examples of earshot in a Sentence
They were within earshot of each other.
babysitters should remain within earshot of young children
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Out of the guards’ earshot, Pilecki recruited the most dependable of his compatriots to help pass along information to the resistance.
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Paul Hockenos, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2025
This random stop happened within earshot of his own bedroom window.
—Alfredo Sosa, Christian Science Monitor, 18 May 2025
There were plenty of people within earshot at Jazz at Lincoln Center able to claim each of those honors.
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The heated exchange, which reportedly occurred within earshot of President Donald Trump and other administration officials, highlighted ongoing friction within Trump's economic team, particularly over control of the Internal Revenue Service.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
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Paul Hockenos, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2025
This random stop happened within earshot of his own bedroom window.
—Alfredo Sosa, Christian Science Monitor, 18 May 2025
There were plenty of people within earshot at Jazz at Lincoln Center able to claim each of those honors.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 25 Apr. 2025
The heated exchange, which reportedly occurred within earshot of President Donald Trump and other administration officials, highlighted ongoing friction within Trump's economic team, particularly over control of the Internal Revenue Service.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for earshot
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“Earshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earshot. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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earshot
noun
ear·shot
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: the range within which a person can hear another's unaided voice
waited until he was out of earshot
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