: 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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Out of the jury's earshot, prosecutor Susan Hoffinger complained to Judge Merchan about the disruptions caused by members of Trump's political entourage.
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Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 16 May 2024
First, all huddles involving doctors, nurses, and other health care providers happen at the patient’s bedside, and not out in the hallway out of the patient’s earshot.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 May 2024
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Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 16 May 2024
First, all huddles involving doctors, nurses, and other health care providers happen at the patient’s bedside, and not out in the hallway out of the patient’s earshot.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 May 2024
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 29 May. 2024.
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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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