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[ eer-shot ]

/ ˈɪərˌʃɒt /

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noun

the range or distance within which a sound, voice, etc., can be heard.

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Also called earreach.

Origin of earshot

First recorded in1600–10; ear¹ + shot¹

Words nearby earshot

earreach, earring, ear rot, ear sewer, ear shell, earshot, earsplitting, ear stone, ear tag, earth, Eartha

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How to use earshot in a sentence

If your doctor were to walk into that Starbucks and broadcast your health information to anyone within earshot without your permission, that would be a HIPAA violation.
Is it a HIPAA violation for your employer to require vaccines?|Sara Morrison|July 30, 2021|Vox
After more than four months of interrupting mom’s Zoom calls, pulling dad around the block and napping in earshot of his two-legged parents, Pluto was buckled up in the back seat of a car en route to his first solo adventure.
At doggie day care, a pandemic puppy spends his first day without mom and dad|Emily Davies|July 29, 2021|Washington Post
When its overworked and inexperienced officers interviewed survivors, they were forced to do so in the hot, cramped bullpens of dilapidated precincts, within earshot of other detectives and in view of the holding cells.
Inspecting the NYPD “Puzzle Palace”|by Topher Sanders|April 15, 2021|ProPublica
To emulate life at a space station, the quarters are tight—Rupert compares the bedrooms to closets—which means you can never really get away from the five or more other participants, or out of earshot of their conversations.
We're in the Third Quarter of the Pandemic. Antarctic Researchers, Mars Simulation Scientists and Navy Submarine Officers Have Advice For How to Get Through It|Tara Law|February 26, 2021|Time

The war secretary didn’t dare “to go out of earshot of his office,” the Boston Post reported.
The war secretary who barricaded himself in his office during an impeachment trial|Ronald G. Shafer|January 26, 2021|Washington Post
At a Chinese restaurant several blocks away, and out of earshot of the protests, the conversation had carried.
‘They Let Him Off?’ Scenes from NYC in Disbelief|Jacob Siegel|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Once you're out of breath, you might be within earshot of what that phrase conjures up in the United Kingdom: dullness.
Unconsidered Trifles: Found Comedy in the Age of Social Media|Tom Doran|March 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Kate is believed to have been within earshot when the shot was fired, but William was on duty.
Drama For Kate As Shot Is Fired By Police Guarding Her|Tom Sykes|November 2, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Embarrassed the tirade could be heard from within earshot of a public meeting, one commissioner went to shut the door.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Greg Jaczko's Controversial Reign|Daniel Stone|December 14, 2011|DAILY BEAST
There is a large antique birdcage with 20 finches ready to inform anyone within earshot that the sun has come up.
Life With 6 Kids, 20 Finches, and a Franken-tortoise|Laura Bennett|October 9, 2008|DAILY BEAST
The minute they came within earshot of the girls they stopped talking and came on silently.
The Adventure Girls at K Bar O|Clair Blank
As for the girls, they could hardly wait to get out of earshot of the mine before letting loose a flood of excited comment.
The Outdoor Girls in the Saddle|Laura Lee Hope
The sound of a voice in that quiet place, out of earshot of his friends, startled Cyril, and he turned hastily round.
Julian Home|Dean Frederic W. Farrar
He left High Eagle and a small company of scouts to watch the Pawnees, and then he led the war party beyond earshot of their foes.
Three Sioux Scouts|Elmer Russell Gregor
Master Freake walked at my saddle till we were out of earshot of the group in the open doorway.
The Yeoman Adventurer|George W. Gough

British Dictionary definitions for earshot

earshot

/ (ˈɪəˌʃɒt) /

noun

the range or distance within which sound may be heard (esp in the phrases within earshot, out of earshot)

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