Lend-an-ear Sentence Examples

lend-an-ear

  • They can lend an ear when you need it most.

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  • I hope we can lend an ear to what Oxford has to tell us about the roles a Proctor can fulfill.

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  • In return he was obliged to lend an ear to the proposals of France, and above all to those of Austria.

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