Sentence examples for when you overhear from inspiring English sources

I reserve for press the kind of horrible curiosity you have when you overhear your name and you know people are talking about you in the corner.

We need you to be an interrupter and speak up when you overhear others say that women over-exaggerate their pain.

Sorry my kids interrupt business conference calls with super important questions like, "Which of the cat's ears do you like better?" When you overhear your kids playing nicely together.

When I watched this scene for the very first time, I found myself occupying a sort of still, quiet concentration, like when you overhear people talking about you in another room and you have to lean in closer to get a better listen.

Or, you might get too drunk at that party, vomit in the bathroom, and never forgive yourself when you overhear the Professor tell his T.A. about your faux pas with a chuckle ("Definitely a freshman, that one!") as you wait outside his office clutching the hardcover book that took you hours to pick as an apology gift.

"When you are overhearing some stranger's inane cellphone conversation, your brain has to work a lot harder at what you're doing, and it interferes with your ability to focus on other things," said Amy Alkon, a syndicated columnist who wrote a book about manners called "I See Rude People".

Denis and Nathaniel are just a few faces that come to mind when I overhear someone saying, "You are so OCD!" My hope going forward is that people will consider the importance of the "D" -- the disorder that causes so much pain for OCD patients and their loved ones.

Handy, for when you prefer not to be overheard as you're recovering from failing to watch out for the aforementioned tree, perhaps.

The jets and the helicopters are terrifying during the day, when you can see them flying overheard.

"I felt upset when I overheard you telling Mr X that I wasn't much of a friend to you and it made me wonder where we're headed.

I bristle when I overhear someone say that my DVR is smarter than she is.