Example Sentences

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The series hoped to be a public service for farmers, with gentle storylines that brought urban listeners into rural surroundings – almost as if they were eavesdropping on farmers and their wives.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2024

At first, reading through each statement made me feel uneasy, as if I were eavesdropping on a conversation through a door that was mistakenly left cracked open.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 4, 2016

John Dickerson: I’m sure they were eavesdropping on Berlusconi.

From Slate • Nov. 4, 2013

It’s no wonder that it often feels as if you were eavesdropping with limited success on a couple of old-timers sharing war stories at the local bar.

From New York Times • Aug. 7, 2012

Before he shut the door I could see that Momma and Dad and Joey were standing there in a little knot trying not to let me know they were eavesdropping.

From "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" by Christopher Paul Curtis