deaf

Example Sentences

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

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Sara Nović celebrates the unique, close-knit bonds of her family, which includes both deaf and hearing members.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

As germane and revealing as her discussions of deaf history and political inequality are, however, they can become repetitious and sometimes strident.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Northern Ireland will become the first part of the UK to provide free sign language classes to all deaf children and their families, through a new sign language law being passed on Tuesday.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Even Arnold Myerson, who was nearly deaf, heard it.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman