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Overheard is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Overheard in a sentence

Overheard meaning

simple past and past participle of overhear

Using Overheard

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of overhear
  • In the example corpus, overheard often appears in combinations such as: he overheard, was overheard, overheard the.

Context around Overheard

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 10 start, 9 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations

Often before:

hospital 1× cnn 1× defendant 1× pronouncements 1× cfo 1×

Often after:

telling 2× phone 1× staff 1× shouting 1× nurses 1× two 1× making 1× friends 1× november 1×

Sentence patterns with Overheard

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and was overheard making fun 1× annoyed by overheard phone conversations 1× are by overheard in person 1× can be overheard telling warner 1× cnn overheard a court 1× fan pronouncements overheard during the 1× he overheard two women 1× her he overheard a teacher 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a tourist said 1× a witness in 1× at st francis 1× cnn overheard a 1× he also claimed 1× he hit the 1×

Common sentence endings:

a data mesh 1× an ugly name 1× and santa claus 1× back in 2014 1× boyfriend james gooding 1× fun of it 1×

Words around Overheard

Just before it in the word index:

overhear 20 overheads 49 overhead 928 overhauls 46 overhauling 94 overhauled 149

Just after it in the word index:

overhearing 20 overhears 30 overheat 57 overheated 71 overheating 156 overheats 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

adolescence 171 antetokounmpo 171 armament 171 ata 171 bassett 171 bog 171

Corpus analysis for Overheard

  • In this selection, "overheard" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, hospital, cnn, defendant, telling, phone and staff stand out and add context to how "overheard" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and was overheard making fun and annoyed by overheard phone conversations. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "overheard" sits close to words such as adolescence, antetokounmpo and armament, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with overheard

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Read what we overheard in the meeting. (7 words)

Overheard: November 7 Gulfport Council comments include tasers and Santa Claus. (11 words)

He overheard two women clacking their high heels through the rubble of The Blitz. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

Similarly, in September 2022, a man was reportedly speaking to a friend in a bar about needing to purchase some steel and the defendant overheard the conversation and told them that he could purchase steel at a discount given his profession. (41 words)

Mr Campbell added that the partygoers and club patrons “mixed” at the end of the night and Mr McNeill had made “remarks” about his client’s father’s suit and was overheard “making fun of it”. (36 words)

At St. Francis Hospital, two Hartford police detectives were approaching Castro’s room when they said they overheard him tell medical staff he had smoked marijuana prior to the crash, according to the warrant affidavit. (35 words)

Exclamation examples

That was just one of the many enthusiastic fan pronouncements overheard during the Los Angeles stop for one of the year’s most anticipated reunion tours: Raphael Saadiq Revisits Tony! (30 words)

Example sentences (20)

Listeners tend to be more annoyed by overheard phone conversations than they are by overheard in-person conversations because we only overhear one side of the conversation.

A tourist said he overheard staff discussing the attack and "apparently there was a lot of blood".

At St. Francis Hospital, two Hartford police detectives were approaching Castro’s room when they said they overheard him tell medical staff he had smoked marijuana prior to the crash, according to the warrant affidavit.

A witness in the hospital overheard shouting and the victim went back into the hospital.

CNN overheard a court official reading aloud from portions the jury questionnaire in a public area of the courthouse where the jury selection process was taking place.

He also claimed that he overheard then-editor Piers Morgan ask the entertainment desk about a story relating to Kylie Minogue and her then-boyfriend James Gooding.

He hit the national headlines while recovering at the Western General Hospital in Edinburgh when he overheard nurses talking about how they supported Hearts, the fierce rivals of his beloved Hibs.

He overheard two women clacking their high heels through the rubble of The Blitz.

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I overheard one of the GoMA team asking a Banksy staffer what “he” looked like.

Mr Campbell added that the partygoers and club patrons “mixed” at the end of the night and Mr McNeill had made “remarks” about his client’s father’s suit and was overheard “making fun of it”.

Negrón’s son told her he overheard a teacher mocking his learning disabilities, calling him an ugly name.

Or perhaps, you've overheard friends or family members discussing how they turn to shopping to deal with stress or other unpleasant feelings.

Overheard: November 7 Gulfport Council comments include tasers and Santa Claus.

Read what we overheard in the meeting.

Rodgers can be overheard telling Warner, “I’m happy for you man, I really mean that.

She first gave a hint of their breakup when she was overheard telling people she was newly single at a Super Bowl party back in 2014.

Similarly, in September 2022, a man was reportedly speaking to a friend in a bar about needing to purchase some steel and the defendant overheard the conversation and told them that he could purchase steel at a discount given his profession.

That was just one of the many enthusiastic fan pronouncements overheard during the Los Angeles stop for one of the year’s most anticipated reunion tours: Raphael Saadiq Revisits Tony!

The CFO overheard the conversation about data meshes and now wants to know why the chief data officer prefers to invest in a data fabric instead of a data mesh.

The couple said they overheard the owner telling another passenger that the stocky pup eased her anxiety, however, they insisted that the dog appeared to be distressed and struggling with the affliction on his own.

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Common combinations with overheard

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "overheard" in a sentence?
An example: "Listeners tend to be more annoyed by overheard phone conversations than they are by overheard in-person conversations because we only overhear one side of the conversation." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "overheard" from authentic English texts.
What does "overheard" mean?
Overheard means: simple past and past participle of overhear
How many example sentences with "overheard" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "overheard", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.