earwitness

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A person who hears the drama but wasn't there to see the mess. They just know what they heard, and they're not afraid to tell you about it.
My cousin told me the fight was epic. I asked if he saw it. He said, 'No, but I heard it screaming.'
The teacher said the kid swore at the principal. I believe him. He’s an earwitness, not a witness.
My mom heard the whole thing from the kitchen. She said, 'I didn’t see it, but I heard it, and it was loud enough to wake the dead.'
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Someone who only hears the story but doesn’t know what really happened. They just repeat what they heard, and they’re not shy about it.
My friend said the kid ate the whole pizza. I asked if he saw it. He said, 'No, but I heard it crunching.'
The guy said he saw the kid running. I said, 'You didn’t see it. You just heard it.'
My brother told me the dog bit the mailman. I said, 'You heard it, didn’t you?' He said, 'I didn’t need to see it. I heard it scream.'
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A person who only hears the chaos but wasn’t there to see the disaster. They spread the word like it's gospel, even if they weren't there.
My sister told me the kid fell out of the tree. I asked if she saw it. She said, 'No, but I heard the crash.'
The kid said the teacher screamed at him. I said, 'You heard it, didn’t you?' He said, 'I didn’t need to see it. I heard it.'
My dad heard the whole thing from the next room. He said, 'I didn’t see it, but I heard it, and it was loud enough to wake the dead.'
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