How to Use listen in in a Sentence

listen in

verb
Definition of listen innext
  • But the true reasons to listen in are for the strange details.
    — Gina Vaynshteyn, refinery29.com, 6 Apr. 2020
  • Bill Simmons, The Ringer Be listened in a car ride or a hike.
    — Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Those who are not members can park on the street, sit on the sidewalk in a chair and listen in.
    — Susan Dunne, courant.com, 18 Sep. 2020
  • Mel Glass and Pete Koste listened in and then joined us.
    — James Ellroy, Vanities, 7 Oct. 2017
  • Take a deep breath and listen in on some of the quietest, most peaceful places on Earth.
    — Aj Willingham, CNN, 21 May 2021
  • Watch and listen in to hear how the crew analyzed the deal in real time.
    — Detroit Free Press, 15 Jan. 2024
  • To listen in the default mode, just don't select any of the presets.
    — PCMAG, 16 May 2024
  • In the clip, viewers listen in on Durst’s phone call to his lawyer from behind bars.
    — Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2024
  • Bouchard would put the audio on cassette tapes and listen in his car.
    — New York Times, 25 May 2022
  • And in the meantime, the Emhoffs have agreed to let Glamour listen in on one of their frequent catch-up Zooms.
    — Glamour, 28 Oct. 2020
  • But when the local's president stepped to the mic, the room listened in awed silence.
    — Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 8 Jan. 2020
  • Another robot is on its way to listen in on the heart of Mars.
    — Dennis Overbye, New York Times, 10 May 2018
  • Few members of the public were able to listen in on the discussions.
    — Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Details on how to listen in will be posted on the court’s website.
    — Washington Post, 30 Apr. 2021
  • But before that, Phoenix got to listen in on the singer's soundcheck and was greeted by his band and back-up dancers.
    — Daniela Avila, PEOPLE.com, 18 July 2022
  • Haley, listening in the hall, stared ahead stone-faced.
    — Andrew Rice, Daily Intelligencer, 10 Dec. 2017
  • Dziak said there are more plans to send acoustic equipment down there and listen in on the music of the abyss.
    — John Wenz, Popular Mechanics, 3 Mar. 2016
  • Hardy, listening in the crowd of news media, thought of the cousins killed over Father’s Day weekend.
    — Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 28 June 2023
  • Sandigo listened in on one of Martin-Godinez's calls from Janet.
    — Lori Rozsa, chicagotribune.com, 26 June 2018
  • The friend, who was at the mother’s house, picked up the extension and listened in on the conversation.
    — Gina Barton, USA TODAY, 20 July 2023
  • Take your time, tap into what’s truly worth it, and listen in for that heartbeat of pure gold.
    — Bess Matassa, Teen Vogue, 5 Apr. 2018
  • The public and members of the media weren’t permitted in court but could listen in by phone.
    — Joel Rosenblatt Bloomberg, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2021
  • A couple of young women at a nearby table can’t help but listen in, and soon one of them wants to talk to her.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Other stations were too far away to listen in, so the tiny tremble had been presumed to be noise.
    — Maya Wei-Haas, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 June 2023
  • Viewers then get to pull up a seat alongside the A-list stars and listen in on their thoughts on the recipes and personal stories.
    — Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 20 May 2024
  • But, with Kim listening in, the beef between the sisters only got worse.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Fans who aren’t subscribers will get a 30-second song preview and then a prompt to subscribe to listen in full.
    — Anne Steele, WSJ, 11 Oct. 2018
  • In court, an audio recording was played of the 2021 shooting, while the parents of both victims listened in agony.
    — Tom Jackman and Emily Davies, Anchorage Daily News, 12 July 2023
  • The album itself was met with mixed reviews, but clearly didn’t stop his fans from listening in.
    — Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 21 July 2024
  • Great leaders understand that taking the time to listen in this way is an investment, rather than a cost.
    — Alain Hunkins, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024

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