: 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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At one point Wednesday, the judge indulged their request to meet with Adelson and the attorneys at a side bar out of the public’s earshot.
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Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
The players probably won’t think much of it, but the student section could find itself with some extra responsibility — the visiting team will be much more in earshot.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 4 Sep. 2025
The movie is essentially Tom Hanks sprinting through the Vatican yelling exposition at anyone within earshot.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
As the second half began, he was seen shouting instructions down toward the field, presumably to assistant coaches, who seemed to be within earshot.
—Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
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Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
The players probably won’t think much of it, but the student section could find itself with some extra responsibility — the visiting team will be much more in earshot.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 4 Sep. 2025
The movie is essentially Tom Hanks sprinting through the Vatican yelling exposition at anyone within earshot.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
As the second half began, he was seen shouting instructions down toward the field, presumably to assistant coaches, who seemed to be within earshot.
—Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 21 Aug. 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 9 Sep. 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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