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

They also adopted a deaf child, who was born in Thailand.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Rosales, a single mother of three in San Antonio, earns $29,000 a year working for a company that provides assistance to the deaf and hard of hearing.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

Anthony Sinclair, who is profoundly deaf, said he is relieved after campaigners like him "had to fight for such a long time" for the law.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

He shouted at her like she was deaf.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns