Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. The range within which sound can be heard by the unaided ear; hearing distance: listened until the parade was out of earshot.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- n. A distance from which sound is still audible
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- n. Reach of the ear; distance at which words may be heard.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. Reach of hearing; the distance at which words may be heard.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. the range within which a voice can be heard
Etymologies
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Examples
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From her indignant retelling, she said that they even commented, in earshot, that she must not be a “proper Chinese”.
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Such as Clayton Williams, the Texas man who was idiotic enough to make the following comment about rape within earshot of a reporter while running for the gubernatorial seat:
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Torture is something an entire society feels, whether we are within earshot of the screaming or not.
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All week long I've been telling everyone within earshot that I'm sick and tired of depressing, demoralizing stories about the baby boomers.
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Be careful with this one – it will probably get cheesy unless the character has a plausible reason to be within earshot when the conversation starts.
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Great post – I have (much to the annoyance of anyone within earshot) always tried to read my writing aloud while editing.
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Unfortunately for him, he muttered “Bitch” within earshot of a Republican operative with media connections.
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And there are symbolic margins along which men get a worse deal than 100 years ago - modern males are probably more afraid to make sexist remarks within earshot of their wives.
Are Husbands Really Like Potatoes?, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
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He told everyone within earshot that he would soon be resigning.
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He regaled all within earshot with his "war stories" in Iraq in '91 and Somalia in' 93 quote
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