How to Use hard of hearing in a Sentence

hard of hearing

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  • That is starting to shift too, at least for the Deaf and hard of hearing.
    — Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2022
  • They were drawn by the quality of schools for the deaf and hard of hearing.
    — Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2020
  • There’s a lot of the old folks that are hard of hearing or don’t use cellphones.
    — Lewis Kamb, NBC News, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Jess is hard of hearing and had to take her hearing aids out to swim.
    — Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2021
  • That will make the film accessible to the deaf and hard of hearing.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 30 Mar. 2022
  • There are 38 states that have agencies focused on the deaf and hard of hearing.
    — Michael Brice-Saddler, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2019
  • Peske was hard of hearing, so phone calls were a struggle.
    — NBC News, 27 Oct. 2020
  • This helps people who scroll with their sound off and those who are deaf or hard of hearing.
    — Michelle Abdow, Forbes, 10 June 2021
  • Is there a case to be made that Joe should have been played by someone who is deaf or hard of hearing?
    — New York Times, 31 Mar. 2021
  • Cobb-Evans went on to be a teacher of the deaf and hard of hearing for Chicago Public Schools.
    — Nara Schoenberg, chicagotribune.com, 19 July 2019
  • Maybe decades of gunfire have left your dad a little hard of hearing?
    — The Editors, Outdoor Life, 1 June 2020
  • For those who are hard of hearing, a chat service is available at 988lifeline.org.
    — Jennifer Brookland, Detroit Free Press, 7 Oct. 2022
  • But the feature can also come in handy for people who aren’t hard of hearing.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 24 Sep. 2022
  • Pull up the driveway, and you’ll be greeted by Roxy, a 14-year-old black Lab who’s hard of hearing and going blind.
    — Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 2 May 2022
  • Deaf and hard of hearing people can access the 988 Videophone here.
    — Christopher Dawson, CNN, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Perlman said Wax was hard of hearing and at a certain point went to open the door to the closet, assuming the risk was over.
    — Sabrina Souza, CNN, 1 June 2023
  • His wife, Rose-Marie, was walking ahead of him and made it to the other side of the bridge, but Dujardin moved slowly and was hard of hearing.
    — Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 14 Sep. 2022
  • The fibers can also amplify sounds, which could help those who are hard of hearing.
    — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Mar. 2022
  • Impairment among the deaf and hard of hearing varies widely.
    — Chris Kenning, The Courier-Journal, 3 July 2019
  • As the founder of Stanford’s first club for the deaf and hard of hearing, Pritsky would invite speakers to campus.
    — Ramsha Zubairi, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Marshall is one of 17 students on campus who are deaf or hard of hearing.
    — Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Feb. 2021
  • Joel is less gruff and more representative of his age and hard of hearing in one ear.
    — Elise Favis, Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2023
  • Since, Crippen is hard of hearing, Boro went into her room with a white board and wrote their father's name.
    — Lauren M. Johnson, CNN, 2 Aug. 2020
  • The law requires that the director of that new office be someone who is deaf or hard of hearing.
    — Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2021
  • When Walter became blind and hard of hearing, Margaret helped him in the voting booth.
    — Ryan McCarthy, ProPublica, 26 Aug. 2020
  • Open captions will be made accessible for the deaf and hard of hearing.
    — Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Apr. 2022
  • Sunday performances will be sign acted for the deaf and hard of hearing.
    — Kathy Cichon, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2022
  • For those that are deaf, deaf-blind or hard of hearing or speech-impaired can call the Michigan Relay Center at 711.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 15 Nov. 2022
  • In October, the Lyric became the first opera company to offer the shirts to audience members who are deaf or hard of hearing.
    — Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2023
  • For example, many include strobe lights in addition to sounds, which can be helpful for those who are hard of hearing, don’t want to wake sleeping babies, or startle pets.
    — Jenna Clark, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Feb. 2024

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