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

Before foreign stocks emerged from their coma last year, calls to look abroad mostly fell on deaf ears.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

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

Chucha talks very loud and repeats what the men say as if she were deaf.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez