He wasn't talking loud but I found myself holding the phone away from my ear.

I could feel the phone pull away from his ear.

She started to take the receiver away from her ear.

He had to hold the telephone away from his ear.

I was taking the phone away from my ear when he said, "Did you happen to see the news this morning?"

Mark had to pull the phone away from his ear.

Julie moved into the living room next to Mike, and he held the phone away from his ear so she could hear as well.

I held the phone away from my ear and stared at it.

I held the phone away from my ear for a moment.

The younger man turned and pulled the left phone away from his own ear.