: 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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During the walk-through Tuesday, Vance spoke with a convention staffer out of earshot of the press, smiling for the cameras.
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Meryl Kornfield, Washington Post, 17 July 2024
Josué, ever talkative, told anyone within earshot that they were headed to New York to see Times Square, or las pantallas: the screens.
—Luis Ferré-Sadurní, New York Times, 8 July 2024
Across South Tampa, civilians within earshot of the base’s 13 speakers stop moving, too.
—Christopher Spata, Orlando Sentinel, 4 July 2024
Woodpeckers pecked the gray siding outside, birds chirped within earshot of every bedroom.
—David Oliver, USA TODAY, 16 May 2024
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Meryl Kornfield, Washington Post, 17 July 2024
Josué, ever talkative, told anyone within earshot that they were headed to New York to see Times Square, or las pantallas: the screens.
—Luis Ferré-Sadurní, New York Times, 8 July 2024
Across South Tampa, civilians within earshot of the base’s 13 speakers stop moving, too.
—Christopher Spata, Orlando Sentinel, 4 July 2024
Woodpeckers pecked the gray siding outside, birds chirped within earshot of every bedroom.
—David Oliver, USA TODAY, 16 May 2024
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“Earshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earshot. Accessed 22 Aug. 2024.
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earshot
noun
ear·shot
-ˌshät 
: the range within which a person can hear another's unaided voice
waited until he was out of earshot
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