: 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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In that sense, the Canadiens are achieving their goals, beginning 2025 with a .500 record and within earshot of a playoff spot.
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Scott Powers, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
On Wednesday, a New York judge threatened to toss Trump out of the courtroom after the belligerent ex-President could be heard making disparaging comments about Carroll within earshot of the jury.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Dec. 2024
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In perhaps the stupidest decision of the episode, another cop approaches the room and announces, within earshot of Janko, that Badillo's shooter is on the same floor of the hospital.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2024
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Scott Powers, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
On Wednesday, a New York judge threatened to toss Trump out of the courtroom after the belligerent ex-President could be heard making disparaging comments about Carroll within earshot of the jury.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Dec. 2024
Reef House Elevated above the sand and in earshot of the waves, Reef House at Rosewood Little Dix Bay offers a fresh farm-to-table dining experience that is singular in Virgin Gorda.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2024
Tom Selleck, Donnie Wahlberg, and more write alternate endings for their Blue Bloods characters
In perhaps the stupidest decision of the episode, another cop approaches the room and announces, within earshot of Janko, that Badillo's shooter is on the same floor of the hospital.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2024
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“Earshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earshot. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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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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