Example Sentences

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This isn’t a journalist writing about someone whose music they listened to and maybe spoke to once.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

Matthews said he listened to her and she relayed "very, very serious allegations".

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

But there was nothing to say, so I listened.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

She had listened and said she could empathize with so much of what I had shared.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

The doctor listened with a stethoscope to the sisters’ breathing as the raps sounded.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock