sign language
Example Sentences
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The SNP's Karen Adam, carer to her deaf father, made her statement in sign language.
From BBC • May 14, 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
The act also created a duty for the government to report on progress towards greater promotion and use of sign language in government communication with the public.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
The first hurdle if he ends up staying in Colombia, is that he and his mother will have to learn Colombian sign language, which differs from American sign language.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
“Each of the spices, dear brothers, became for us a smelling word, a sign language of the nose. Good thing I had purchased so many.”
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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