deaf

Example Sentences

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He asked Mbappe to work harder and when his request fell on deaf ears was pleased to see him depart.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

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

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Elsewhere, the award for best drama went to ITV's Code of Silence, which starred Rose Ayling-Ellis as a deaf woman who helps police with her lip reading skills.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

He was waltzing while the rest of us hopped a jig; he was deaf to the raucous music of our lives, and we were deaf to the serene polyphony of his.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover