hear from

phrasal verb

heard from; hearing from; hears from

: to receive a letter, a telephone call, etc., from (someone)

We heard from them yesterday.

I haven't heard from her lately.

I haven't heard anything from her lately.

Examples of hear from in a Sentence

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Jury also hears from Richard Allen's daughter, sister This story will be updated throughout the day. —

Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024 Remembering Karen Swift 03:26 Plus, hear from one of the jurors in the case, who describes tension in the deliberation room. —

Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024 For companies like Meta, that meant that their threat detection teams were unable to alert or hear from federal agencies about issues. —

Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024 Attendees will hear from David Rubenstein, the newest controlling owner in MLB who has taken the reins of his hometown Baltimore Orioles. —

Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hear from