Earshot

//ˈɪəˌʃɒt//

"Earshot" in a Sentence (14 examples)

He lives within earshot of my house.

Please stay within earshot.

Tom waited until Mary was out of earshot before he started talking.

Tom was just out of earshot and could only make out a few words of what was being said.

They are within earshot.

Tom answered the phone and walked outside of earshot of Mary.

Tom is out of earshot.

Tom began to talk as soon as Mary was out of earshot.

Those who are ahead of their time often spend years out of earshot.

The noise moved completely out of earshot.

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I'll row out on the lake but stay within earshot.

Loola glances about her to make sure that nobody is within earshot, then speaks at last almost in a whisper.

When Atticus was out of earshot Jem yelled after him: “I thought I wanted to be a lawyer but I ain’t so sure now!”

Ananda hit the target, an iron drum, from a distance of two earshots. Devadatta, from a distance of four earshots, Sundarananda from a distance of six earshots, and Dandapani [found his target] from one league.

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