Sentence examples for were heard from inspiring English sources

Suggestions(5)

were discovered

believed heard

were learned

were understood

were recalled

"were heard" is correct and usable in written English
It is used when reporting what someone has heard. For example, "The noises from outside were heard in the room."

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were heard

verb

Past of hear

Exact(59)

No "nays" were heard.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

"Your voices were heard.

The Guardian

They were heard.

The Washington Post

Their voices were heard.

The Washington Post

Their cries were heard.

The New York Times

But those complaints were heard.

The New York Times

One, that we were heard.

The New Yorker

Eventually two explosions were heard.

The New York Times

Arguments were heard in March.

The New Yorker

Several explosions were heard.

The New York Times

Similar(1)

No murmurs were heard upon cardiac auscultation.

BMC Infectious Diseases

More suggestions(15)

were articulated

were participated

were gathered

were caught

were appeared

were worn

were watched

were appreciated

were information

become heard

members heard

were understanding

were learnt

member heard

maybe heard

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