hear a refrain

Frequency: 7.04.5 per million words

To perceive a repeating statement or complaint.

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Examples (10)

  • I kept hearing the same refrain about the lack of resources.
  • Have you heard the refrain that "hard work always pays off"?
  • We often hear the refrain of dissatisfaction from the local residents.
  • I was tired of hearing the same refrain from my supervisor every Monday.
  • One hears the familiar refrain that things were better in the old days.
  • She heard a constant refrain of excuses for the project's delay.
  • By the end of the meeting, everyone had heard the same refrain multiple times.
  • If I hear that refrain once more, I might lose my patience.
  • They heard the refrain of "efficiency first" throughout the reorganization.
  • It is a common refrain to hear in these types of political debates.