Example sentences for: ear

How can you use “ear” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The mouse Ear gene family forms four unique clades ( Ear1/2/3/8/9/10 genes form subfamily A).

  • It is the emphasis of neologists, the nature of their interest in language, that is intriguing--an interest in playfulness over etymology, an emphasis upon the wit of brevity, and an ear finely tuned for useful novelty.

  • This road-cum-boxing movie starring Woody Harrelson and Antonio Banderas is both trite and strange: On one hand it "knocks the Rocky tradition on its ear by giving us two boxers to root for in the same match" (Joe Morgenstern, the Wall Street Journal ), but despite this departure from convention, it manages to include "an assembly of ancient and familiar prizefight clichés" (Roger Ebert, the Chicago Sun-Times ). Director Ron Shelton ( Bull Durham ) is a veteran of successful sports movies, but this one lacks the "off-the-wall larkiness" of his previous efforts (Jay Carr, the Boston Globe ). The film culminates in a gruesome fight between the two stars that leaves several critics bemoaning the confusion over whom to root for; others contend that the scene's emotional conflict works in its favor.

  • It’s essential that the craftsmen who make the gongs have a musical ear so that they are able to hear whether the sets of gongs are suitable for the five-tone Balinese scale.

  • Prior to immunization, serum was collected from each rabbit by bleeding through the ear artery and this was designated as pre-immune serum.


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