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
A sharp-eared sailor on watch heard him, sounded the emergency rescue alarm.
From Time Magazine Archive
Remember that the bright-eyed, sharp-eared woodfolk can see, hear and smell, with a keenness that throws our dull faculties quite in the shade.
From Woodcraft by Sears, George Washington
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