deaf

Example Sentences

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She was diagnosed with a heart condition as a child, had a stroke as a teenager and briefly went deaf in 2020 due to Meniere's disease.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Critics panned it as tone deaf and uncreative, and it was cancelled after two seasons.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

The SNP's Karen Adam, carer to her deaf father, made her statement in sign language.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Ms. Nović’s trajectory from denial to pride in her identity as a member of the deaf community is moving and compelling.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

He was left an orphan very young and placed in an institution for the deaf.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers