was eavesdropping
- past progressive of eavesdrop.
Example Sentences
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Watching it, I felt I was eavesdropping at a very high level.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2024
By the time she was 10, she was eavesdropping on her brother's guitar lessons, before sneaking downstairs to practise the scales herself.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2022
During late August or early September, an Eastern European intelligence agency was eavesdropping on a conversation among Russians in which one said that Cohen was in Prague.
From Slate ● Dec. 27, 2018
Johnson’s fraud conviction capped a five-year buildup that included mountains of evidence, allegations of prosecutorial misconduct, a rejected plea deal and his claims that the government was eavesdropping on his conversations with his lawyers.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 28, 2017
“Big Rose, this storage room ain’t big enough for the two of us,” I said all low, just in case Mr. Ali was eavesdropping outside the door.
From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore
