How to Use listener in a Sentence

listener

noun
  • The ages of the artist, the music and the listener can come into play, too.
    Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 10 May 2023
  • And the car app will pick up where a listener left off on their phone.
    Ariel Shapiro, The Verge, 8 Nov. 2023
  • With a whopping 27 tracks, the project gives listeners a lot to sink their teeth into.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 29 Mar. 2024
  • The rest was left up to the listener to enjoy imagining.
    Billboard Japan, Billboard, 5 July 2023
  • What can the amorphous New Blue Sun do to a listener’s feelings?
    Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Dave Cobb saying no to more takes Cobb is a great leader and a great listener.
    Vulture, 9 June 2023
  • The requirement for surprise means that the listener has to make a small mental leap to ‘get’ it.
    James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2024
  • At the time of its release, however, the team wondered if listeners would go along for the ride.
    Vulture Editors, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2023
  • But more often than not, their songs have a way of washing over the listener rather than banging them over the head with sound.
    Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2023
  • Phil Collins’ moody ballad from the film of the same name connected deeply listeners, in part due to the massive clout the still-new MTV had on the pop chart then.
    Peter Larsen, Orange County Register, 29 May 2024
  • Here, the excuse that listeners don’t come to Yeat for lyrical depth can only take you so far.
    Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2024
  • What are some of the topics listeners can expect to be discussed?
    Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Read below to see what listeners are raving about, and be sure to stock up on your witch’s brew and candy corn.
    Spenser Mestel, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Oct. 2024
  • His friends described him as a good listener and generous to a fault.
    Abdi Latif Dahir, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2023
  • Both sing on the song’s last chorus, giving listeners a taste of the impressive range the two artists possess.
    Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 8 Dec. 2023
  • One of her findings was that listeners segment a speech stream based on the cadence of their first language.
    Christine Kenneally, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Lucky for kids, there has been a rise in the number of high-quality podcasts for young listeners.
    Jeana Lee Tahnk, Parents, 4 Feb. 2024
  • The hip-hop song lured listeners in quickly with a catchy beat and chorus, and meaningful lyrics.
    Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Elmore told listeners the tower was gone in a Facebook post last week.
    Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Creators themselves have to turn on the syncing in order for listeners to access the episodes.
    Mia Sato, The Verge, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Sylvia is looking to marry a man who has a romantic heart and is a good listener.
    Amaris Encinas, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Mystique is a blank space that the listener gets to live in, but one whose breadth the musician always designs.
    Chris Richards, Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Musk initially delayed the beginning of the event to wait for more listeners to join.
    Gerrit De Vynckd, Anchorage Daily News, 14 July 2023
  • Loved this video one of my listeners Leah sent where a security guard giv ...
    Maham Javaid, Washington Post, 27 July 2023
  • This episode is inspired by a listener named Mark Sublet.
    James Brown, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2023
  • His vocal style in this song also feels new, speaking frankly to listeners as if to inspire them.
    Billboard Japan, Billboard, 17 Jan. 2024
  • In that sense, smooth-jazz announcers had the same relationship to the music as many of their listeners did.
    Colin Marshall, The New Yorker, 6 July 2023
  • And yes, that even goes for Trans, the album that still manages to confound listeners 40 years after its release.
    Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2024
  • And that’s the kind of tough questioning that gets you nearly 15 million listeners on Spotify alone.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 26 Oct. 2024
  • His whole digression into crypto bros and podcast listeners has been all over my For You pages this week, and for good reason.
    David Pierce, The Verge, 27 Oct. 2024

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