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Example sentences for "hearing the"

  • Then he followed in the wake of the inspector, who on hearing the news, hurriedly walked towards the police station.

  • Yes, my lord," replied the servant, and Mallow started on hearing the title.

  • Happily, the overseer ran up, on hearing the cries, and released the bailiff from his peril.

  • Get away, Blum," Von Lembke cried suddenly, hearing the voice of his spouse in the next room.

  • Hearing the name, he had positively leapt up, unwilling to believe it.

  • The blacksmiths from a neighboring smithy, hearing the sounds of revelry in the tavern and supposing it to have been broken into, wished to force their way in too and a fight in the porch had resulted.

  • Toward ten o'clock the men servants rushed to the front door, hearing the bells of the old prince's carriage approaching.

  • Already, at the beginning of this chase, Daniel, hearing the ulyulyuing, had rushed out from the wood.

  • The soldiers in the yard, hearing the shot, came into the passage asking what had happened, and expressed their readiness to punish the culprits, but the officer sternly checked them.

  • It seems that there will be no need to bring Mary out, suitors are coming to us of their own accord," incautiously remarked the little princess on hearing the news.

  • I suppose I had set my heart on it, for it comes back to me how I reckoned on standing on that rock with you, feeling the wind, hearing the surge, looking at the meeting of earth and sky, and the train of sunlight.

  • Don't think of that,' said Guy, with a rush of joy at hearing the words of reconciliation he had yearned for so long.

  • On hearing the news of this important capture, the intendant, hardly daring to believe his ears, rose and went out to meet the prisoner, in order to convince himself that it was really Catinat.

  • On hearing the name, Monsieur de Lamotte felt troubled in spite of himself, but, overcoming the impression, he rose to meet the visitor.

  • Julie, Emmanuel, and some of the servants, ran up in alarm on hearing the cries of Maximilian.

  • Some one was walking down before them, and this person, hearing the rustling of a silk dress, turned around.

  • On hearing the sound of his footsteps, the two men threw themselves in each other's arms, and while they were in the midst of this embrace, the count entered.

  • Hearing the name of Morrel, who had left him only two hours before, the count raised his head, arose, and sprang to meet him.

  • And now understanding that his heart was drawn towards me, I told him all that had betided me, and he on hearing the story of my sad destiny became moved with the deepest emotion and his eyes brimmed with tears.

  • Sidi Nu'uman, hearing the order of the Commander of the Faithful, became aware he was fully bent upon hearing the whole matter and would on no wise suffer him to depart until all was explained.

  • My companion sighed at hearing the name of Nancy, and told me that she had left.

  • A crowd began to gather in front of the shop, hearing the cries of the two harpies.

  • My fright soon increased at the sight of the lightning, and on hearing the claps of thunder which succeeded each other with fearful rapidity and seemed to roar over my very head.

  • Nina knew nothing about this, and, hearing the applause, treated the audience to another skip of the same kind, but at the end of the ballet she was told to pay two crowns for her immodesty.

  • Hearing the name of the worthy Yusuf, the general asked me to tell him my adventure with his wife.

  • Another, hearing the sound of the bow, like a boatman who sees the storm gathering and makes all sail for the port, gave the rein to his horses and attempted to escape.

  • On hearing the request of Thetis, Vulcan immediately laid aside his work and hastened to comply with her wishes.

  • Hearing the oars, Polyphemus shouted after them, so that the shores resounded, and at the noise the other Cyclopes came forth from their caves and woods, and lined the shore, like a row of lofty pine trees.

  • My attention in atoning for the remissness of the prince prevented my hearing the commencement of a conversation which had begun between him and the young Greek, while I had been helping the other lady on shore.

  • Hearing the noise, I hastily entered the room, and unguardedly called the prince by his name.

  • Hearing the hubbub of voices, and steps descending from above, Benedetto turned to his companion with a smile: "Padre mio!

  • But Carlino, hearing the sound of dance-music issuing from the Hôtel de Flandre, ordered them to stop and began writing in his note-book.

  • The good lady was scandalized at hearing the outburst of savage desires that the mere mention of the Kaiser always aroused in her daughter.

  • He was suffering unbearable torture at seeing the enormous boots spotting the rugs with mud, on hearing the clash of guns and knapsacks against the most fragile, choicest pieces of furniture.

  • Hearing the prince's words, the saint was filled With wrath o'erpow'ring, and the sciences Fell blasted in a moment at his glance.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "hearing the" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    being perceived; building material; come forth; fashioned garden; forty miles; had acquired; hearing from; hearing the; hearing this; inherent tendency; kind words; military academy; reading the; religious profession; romances containing; sided smile; solemn procession; sometimes found; spake unto; thine heart; victory over; white hairs; will last; wood ashes