sharp-eared
Americanadjective
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having pointed ears.
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having keen hearing.
Example Sentences
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Particularly fun for sharp-eared listeners are the many early rock and R&B references on “Horses.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025
And sharp-eared coyotes, foxes and owls listen for the scrabbling of little feet and plunge headfirst through several feet of snow in hopes of a meal.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 30, 2022
What Ford lost, General Motors and Chrysler, sharp-eared to customer demand, gained.
From Time Magazine Archive
One day last spring Columbia Records' sharp-eared Mitch Miller heard the voice on his car radio.
From Time Magazine Archive
“What’s that thumping noise, Neale?” asked the sharp-eared Agnes, who had chosen to ride with the young chauffeur and Sammy and Tom Jonah in the front of the machine.
From The Corner House Girls on a Tour Where they went, what they saw, and what they found by Hill, Grace Brooks
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