It sounded vague even to her own ears, but she had no words for the feeling.

She sounded like a cranky child to her own ears.

The words sounded to our ears like a couple of centuries.

Adam swallowed hard, wishing her voice didn't sound like music to his ears.

Lord John's voice sounded blank, even to his own ears.

At least they sound that way to our ears.

Walton's voice sounded cold and dry to his own ears.

Her voice sounded far away, even to her own ears.

That sounds to my ears a lot like calling for "restraint on all sides".

Then he realized how his concern for her would sound to her ears.