How to Use earful in a Sentence

earful

noun
  • He gave me an earful.
  • I got an earful about what a bad job I had done.
  • Tillerson is sure to hear an earful about the issue in the days, weeks, months and years ahead.
    — Josh Lederman and Matthew Lee, chicagotribune.com, 2 June 2017
  • The group got quite an earful from the public last night in its first stop on a citywide listening tour.
    — Ray Boyd, Philly.com, 26 Apr. 2018
  • The head of Nissan got an earful over low profits (among other gripes).
    — The Economist, 28 June 2019
  • After neighbors gave her an earful, said Sayles, the project was redesigned and scaled down.
    — Robin Abcarian, latimes.com, 9 July 2017
  • No time is wasted by players running to the sidelines to get an earful from the coaching staff.
    — New York Times, 15 Nov. 2021
  • Ronnie wakes up in a jail cell — post-bender — and after getting an earful from Det.
    — Nina Metz, chicagotribune.com, 9 June 2019
  • Cardboard Chuck Schumer heard an earful as the townhall turned into a protest.
    — Jeet Heer, The New Republic, 3 July 2018
  • Straw getting an earful of the Bronx cheer needs no explanation.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 19 Oct. 2022
  • Each of these flag officers had an earful of advice for those still serving on active duty.
    — Charles Beames, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2021
  • Alone under a spotlight for his 30-minute set, Starlite got an earful.
    — Jeremy Hallock, Dallas News, 23 Feb. 2020
  • Flyers coach Dave Hakstol gave the refs an earful while the fans howled as the hits were shown on replay.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 23 Apr. 2018
  • Now, the bigger irritation is when one of his teammates is getting an earful.
    — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2021
  • Lynch and the Raiders fans then taunted Peters and gave him an expletive-laced earful.
    — Geoffrey C. Arnold, OregonLive.com, 20 Oct. 2017
  • After the play, Biesterfeld whipped his cap off and gave Pilon an earful.
    — Tony Baranek, Daily Southtown, 31 May 2017
  • Those senators courageous enough to hold live town halls will undoubtedly get an earful on concerns about the plan.
    — Tim Morris, NOLA.com, 31 May 2017
  • Potter got an earful from an emphatic Swinney after the miss.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2019
  • In all likelihood, all the old baseball men are getting an earful in their sky boxes from Russ today.
    — Bill Livingston, cleveland.com, 24 Oct. 2017
  • And in less than a week, the president has heard more than an earful from millions of people around the world who oppose his decision.
    — Rex Crum, The Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2017
  • Cole made the tackle near his father on the Jourdanton’s sidelines and got an earful from his father.
    — David Hinojosa, ExpressNews.com, 27 Aug. 2020
  • The president got an earful, according to Sanders, and told them to put their concerns in writing.
    — Jonathan Lemire and Nancy Benac, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 May 2017
  • Meyers got taken out of the game and got a deserved earful from Josh McDaniels.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 31 Dec. 2019
  • Ministers must prepare for an earful, and be prepared to suck it all up from the public with grace and humility.
    — Christine Loh, Time, 7 Sep. 2019
  • Report immediately to the streaming service of your choice and get an earful.
    — Dave Holmes, Esquire, 19 Jan. 2018
  • After Tucker gave him an earful, the officials gave Harris the boot.
    — Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2019
  • The host Redwings got off to an awful shooting start and were getting an earful of taunts from Nazareth’s student section.
    — Matt Le Cren, chicagotribune.com, 25 Jan. 2022
  • With it, however, comes the inexperience with five turnovers and an earful from Sampson.
    — Joseph Duarte, Houston Chronicle, 28 Jan. 2018
  • For now, Vajdich is stuck watching a war laying waste to Ukraine — and yelling into the phone at home, where everyone gets an earful.
    — Manuel Roig-Franzia, Washington Post, 11 July 2022
  • Loy gets an earful from his wife (and disapproving mmm-hmmms from his mother-in-law), who’s determined to get her son Lemuel out of jail.
    — EW.com, 19 Oct. 2020

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