| Screaming guitars and tortured wails were the tools used to pound the passion into each song and the listeners into dejected submission. |
| He stopped speaking, and despite the sound of hooves and wagon wheels echoing in the tunnel, an odd sort of silence enveloped his listeners. |
| Similarly, whatever is said on radio is taken as gospel by undiscerning listeners who, from all accounts, comprise the clear majority. |
| On the train, I switched the radio on to a phone-in programme where listeners expressed their worries about the escalating situation. |
| If a speaker does use humor in a speech, make certain the story, anecdote or joke is surefire funny with all listeners. |
| The trouble is, Dawson was a born raconteur, and like most raconteurs he sometimes embellished his stories to amuse his listeners. |
