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Meanings of eavesdrop on in English

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Usage of eavesdrop on in English
1
We can eavesdrop on military and civilian transmissions made in the clear.
The Hyperion Cantos
2
Rival males are using water ripples to eavesdrop on your mating calls.
Wired
3
I don't think the Indies know we can eavesdrop on that frequency.
Anvil Gate
4
She'd touch people and eavesdrop on their thoughts and memories if necessary.
The spurned viscountess
5
There was no way she could eavesdrop on Melicard and his men.
Legends of the dragonrealm, vol ii
6
Sano wished he dared eavesdrop on Lord Niu and his friends instead.
Shinjū
7
Always a pleasure to eavesdrop on Dickens' wide and wild cast of players.
The Guardian
8
He stopped to eavesdrop on a few conversations without being obvious.
Wild Storm
9
Children darting through tent doors slowed to eavesdrop on the conversation.
The captive
10
But how easy is it to eavesdrop on a mobile conversation?
The girl who kicked the hornet's nest
11
It is neither polite nor legal to eavesdrop on someone else's phone conversation.
Wired
12
Wulfe hid among the trees and settled down to eavesdrop on the two.
Bones of the Dragon
13
Did the three of us somehow eavesdrop on some other meeting?
Wired
14
She dropped recorders weighted with sandbags into the ocean to eavesdrop on whales.
Wired
15
My son wandered into the kitchen and lingered to eavesdrop on the conversation.
Love All The People
16
Lee's attempt to eavesdrop on the Outbounders' debate was unsuccessful.
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United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
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