Examples of the deaf in a Sentence
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Ritter was particularly drawn to the relationship between Lucy and Charlie, the deaf teenage daughter of Lucy’s boyfriend, Jack (Avan Jogia).
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Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
Responding officers found eight people dead at the popular watering hole, four of whom were deaf and had been participating in a cornhole tournament for the deaf community when the gunfire erupted.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 3 May 2024
The service has increased the number of films and series that support audio descriptions (AD) and subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
—Brian Lowry, CNN, 10 June 2024
Schools for the deaf spread throughout the 19th century, but many in the South were segregated, causing sign language to develop differently in Black and white communities, Hill said through an interpreter.
—USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2024
However, according to Matlin, CBS did not show the deaf performers once on television.
—Katherine Itoh, NBC News, 12 Feb. 2024
Joshua Seal Joshua Seal was another member of the deaf community, according to online tributes.
—Greg Hanlon, Peoplemag, 27 Oct. 2023
The accessibility wristband allows the patron plus one companion to enter the accessible viewing areas or the deaf and hard of hearing areas.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 27 Feb. 2024
Gomez also works as an American Sign Language interpreter for the deaf.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2024
Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
Responding officers found eight people dead at the popular watering hole, four of whom were deaf and had been participating in a cornhole tournament for the deaf community when the gunfire erupted.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 3 May 2024
The service has increased the number of films and series that support audio descriptions (AD) and subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
—Brian Lowry, CNN, 10 June 2024
Schools for the deaf spread throughout the 19th century, but many in the South were segregated, causing sign language to develop differently in Black and white communities, Hill said through an interpreter.
—USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2024
However, according to Matlin, CBS did not show the deaf performers once on television.
—Katherine Itoh, NBC News, 12 Feb. 2024
Joshua Seal Joshua Seal was another member of the deaf community, according to online tributes.
—Greg Hanlon, Peoplemag, 27 Oct. 2023
The accessibility wristband allows the patron plus one companion to enter the accessible viewing areas or the deaf and hard of hearing areas.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 27 Feb. 2024
Gomez also works as an American Sign Language interpreter for the deaf.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2024
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“The deaf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20deaf. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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