How to Use speech impediment in a Sentence

speech impediment

noun
  • And the one who had a slight speech impediment, which was a lisp.
    — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2025
  • Those with the speech impediment can repeat sounds or syllables, make longer sounds, or get stuck on a word or sound.
    — Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
  • His upbringing left him with a speech impediment and an unyielding desire to make something of his life.
    — airmail.news, 31 Aug. 2024
  • Jack’s on-the-page heightened vernacular and his lovable speech impediment are gone.
    — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Another challenge was a speech impediment that often left him unable to find the right words to express his emotions.
    — Alex Horton, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Concepcion dealt with a speech impediment that hindered his public speaking.
    — Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The 40-year-old was born deaf and with a speech impediment, and he was influenced by his adoptive father’s work as a civil rights lawyer.
    — Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 2 July 2025
  • Kolberg said the Musgraves often became impatient with her because of her speech impediment and even made fun of her.
    — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2024
  • Messages from people who had been through something similar, or had a speech impediment or were just fighting cancer started flooding in.
    — Jordan Greene, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
  • His hearing has mostly absented itself but his thatch of grey hair is very present; his voice retains its richness with a hint of speech impediment around the Rs.
    — Belinda Luscombe, Time, 2 Oct. 2022
  • The 81-year-old has been open about his history of struggling with a speech impediment as a child and largely overcoming it into adulthood.
    — Sam Woodward, USA TODAY, 5 July 2024
  • Even that long ago, Beinke said, a speech impediment would have made a student eligible for special education services.
    — Claire Bryan, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Feb. 2023
  • Overcoming his speech impediment opened his eyes to the joy of communicating and led to his acting career, the Times reported.
    — Joe Guillen, Axios, 11 Sep. 2024
  • Unger had hearing problems and a speech impediment and was in special education during her early elementary years.
    — oregonlive, 5 Nov. 2022
  • Until high school, Keast suffered from a debilitating speech impediment.
    — Joshua Lott, Washington Post, 8 July 2024
  • The report also stated that his family members said he was bullied because of a stutter and was reluctant to interact with peers because of a speech impediment.
    — Claire Bryan, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Feb. 2023
  • For tools utilizing direct voice input, this may include being able to recognize non-typical speech, such as from individuals with a speech impediment.
    — Gus Alexiou, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
  • In the episode, which will be released in full on Wednesday, O'Brien brought up Biden's speech impediment, an issue with which the president struggled as a child.
    — Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 19 Dec. 2023
  • When Walters retired, the New York Times interviewed her and asked whether her memorable way of speaking was due to having a speech impediment.
    — Marisa Sullivan, Peoplemag, 31 Dec. 2022
  • Like Shokri, Rahim is a thin, fragile-looking man who is divorced with one child, works as a painter in the prison, has a family member with a speech impediment, and moves through the world passively, with a hapless smile.
    — Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2022
  • After managing to overcome a speech impediment, Jones went on to have a massive acting career, with credits spanning dozens of plays, TV shows, and films over several decades.
    — Emma Roth, The Verge, 9 Sep. 2024
  • Clearly having the most difficulty is Sydney Sweeney, who plays a shy, redheaded waitress with a speech impediment who dreams of moving to Nashville to become a country singer.
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Witnesses testified that Earls mocked the appearance and speech impediment of Cuellar, who was born with a rare genetic disorder called Pierre Robin syndrome.
    — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 23 May 2024
  • Those reasons include a speech impediment diagnosed and documented by a speech therapist that isn't improving with speech therapy and that predates the orthodontist's pre-authorization request.
    — Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 8 Dec. 2025
  • Produced by the Basra Cinema Center, of which Alkadumy is executive director, the film centers on Ahmed, a child with a speech impediment who is continually dismissed during Quranic lessons until defiance stirs within him, setting off a silent confrontation with his authoritative teacher.
    — Essie Assibu, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025

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