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BNC: 19880 COCA: 16303

earshot

noun

ear·​shot ˈir-ˌshät How to pronounce earshot (audio)
: the range within which one may hear a person's unaided voice
waited until he was out of earshot

Synonyms

Example Sentences

They were within earshot of each other. babysitters should remain within earshot of young children
Recent Examples on the Web One consolation for the heartbroken Brooklyn fans left behind by the Dodgers was that Scully remained within earshot. New York Times, 3 Aug. 2022 This is where private discussions about economic development, ordinance enforcement and zoning, out of public earshot, are most animated. Sam Kmack, The Arizona Republic, 6 July 2022 The feathery falsetto, the tremulous vibrato, the percussive gasps and whoops — the vocal style that would captivate the world in a few years’ time was drifting into earshot. Jody Rosen, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2021 The signature chant followed, by the familiar five-clap rhythmic count, could be heard in a Red Sox clubhouse that was muzzled in silence, leaving six or so Sox players within earshot of the New York fans’ celebration. Julian Mcwilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Aug. 2022 Jim Miller slept in his son’s room so that someone was always within earshot if the ventilator malfunctioned or the catheter clogged. Kate Santich, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2022 Out of earshot of the troops, the workers still spoke in Ukrainian. Drew Hinshaw, WSJ, 17 June 2022 It’s the kind of directive that might sound ridiculous in a different setting, but here everyone in earshot nodded knowingly. Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2021 Workers may also want to wear a quality pair of noise-canceling headphones to drown out their colleagues’ voices who may be in earshot while on the same meeting. Washington Post, 24 Sep. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1607, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of earshot was in 1607

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