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Examples
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The madman seemed to think I'd been on his eaves-dropping lay.
The Sky Writer Geoff Barbanell 2010
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Sitting with my back against the door, fresh from eaves-dropping on Toby and Roz, I was surprised to discover that I had tears streaming down my face.
Claim to Fame Margaret Peterson Haddix 2009
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Sitting with my back against the door, fresh from eaves-dropping on Toby and Roz, I was surprised to discover that I had tears streaming down my face.
Claim to Fame Margaret Peterson Haddix 2009
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Sitting with my back against the door, fresh from eaves-dropping on Toby and Roz, I was surprised to discover that I had tears streaming down my face.
Claim to Fame Margaret Peterson Haddix 2009
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“So, fair page,” said she, “eaves-dropping is one of your page-like qualities, I presume.”
The Abbot 2008
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After calling us "bigots" and "ignorant" we realized they had been eaves-dropping on our political discussion during a quiet Saturday night dinner.
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Through the clever use of eaves-dropping on my wife's private phone conversations, I'm aware that one of her friends voted twice for the "he's a god" category.
Archive 2007-11-01 Don Lewis 2007
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Through the clever use of eaves-dropping on my wife's private phone conversations, I'm aware that one of her friends voted twice for the "he's a god" category.
A Magic Carpet ride Don Lewis 2007
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Something stirred in an adjoining chamber; it would not do to be surprised eaves-dropping; I tapped hastily, And as hastily entered.
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Knowing the US forces in the simulation would have sophisticated eaves-dropping equipment, he relied on motorcycle couriers to communicate with forces in the field.
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