How to Use listener in a Sentence

listener

noun
  • Do our listeners know about your book?
    — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 3 Apr. 2026
  • And the car app will pick up where a listener left off on their phone.
    — Ariel Shapiro, The Verge, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Was your provider a good listener?
    — Danielle Friedman, The Conversation, 28 May 2026
  • Some listeners might skip ahead.
    — Boutayna Chokrane, Pitchfork, 2 Apr. 2026
  • So to me, what does that mean, in terms of alignment to a listener?
    — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Dec. 2024
  • And often, the role of the listener is not to weigh in, but to be an ear.
    — Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Fishel asked him to explain it more for listeners.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Jan. 2026
  • For heady listeners, this will be a field day; for others, a test of faith.
    — Lily Goldberg, Pitchfork, 22 May 2026
  • If some listeners didn’t quite know what to do with it, that was part of the design.
    — Jeff Ihaza, VIBE.com, 2 June 2026
  • That got the listeners to the station.
    — Richard Wagoner, Daily News, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Meghan Markle is ready to dish it out with her podcast listeners.
    — Christina Dugan Ramirez, Fox News, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Is it structured in a way that makes sense and keeps listeners engaged?
    — August 16, NPR, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The ages of the artist, the music and the listener can come into play, too.
    — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 10 May 2023
  • Some listeners will call the track corny; others will love it as theater.
    — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026
  • In a room full of fans, the song struck an emotional chord with many of the listeners.
    — Katie Simons, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
  • Those listeners are the ones who are our backbone, which is very humbling.
    — Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Along the same lines, when meeting with others, be a good listener.
    — Terri Eagle, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • But who knows — at this rate, listeners could yet choose Texas over Xmas.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Aug. 2026
  • In Dallas, bands struck up tunes to try to cheer the glum listeners on their way home.
    — Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 19 June 2026
  • Zeek is learning ways to be a better listener.
    — Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 2 Mar. 2026
  • And children, no matter how small, are not too young to be good listeners and good friends.
    — Liz Rosenberg, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2026
  • In fact, one in three podcast listeners 18+ say that the host is like a friend.
    — Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • Dozens of listeners emailed us with their cleverest, tried-and-true methods.
    — Mika Ellison, NPR, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Why are leprechauns such good listeners?
    — Nicole Harris, Parents, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Some stations opened their call-in lines to anguished listeners.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
  • His friends described him as a good listener and generous to a fault.
    — Abdi Latif Dahir, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2023
  • The process aims to invite listeners to confront and harness chaos in their own lives.
    — Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The father’s claims may leave listeners with little doubt as to who will win the money.
    — Benjamin Cannon, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
  • His records sold mostly to Black listeners.
    — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The radio listener is the big loser here.
    — Mac Engel april 2, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Apr. 2026

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