noun
Etymology
Origin of earpiece
Example Sentences
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When Curran took the job, his background included more time wearing an earpiece than keeping his ear to the ground in Washington’s budgeting and political squabbles.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
The role had her connected with the coaching team via an earpiece to bring on valuable information to the team.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
He can effortlessly do that without anybody in the world knowing what’s going on in his earpiece.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026
A Cuomo spokesman later said he was sitting “in a mobile van unit with an earpiece and staring directly into the camera and couldn’t tell who was talking.”
From Salon • Nov. 4, 2025
I make a note to myself not to end up alone in a room with him, because he’s clearly having vengeful thoughts over that stupid earpiece.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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