How to Use deaf in a Sentence

deaf

1 of 2 adjective
  • He has been deaf since birth.
  • He's going a little deaf so you'll have to speak up.
  • She's completely deaf in her right ear.
  • Their cries did not fall on deaf ears.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Nobody tells us how to be deaf.
    — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Castillo is deaf and does not speak.
    — Miguel Sirgado, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Trump is far from tone deaf or foolish.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 13 Jan. 2026
  • And, if men are deaf, the angels hear.
    — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
  • Payne knows that lessons to a losing team can fall on deaf ears.
    — Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal, 29 Nov. 2022
  • She was born deaf, and had cochlear implants and was able to hear.
    — Harriet Sokmensuer, PEOPLE.com, 9 Sep. 2020
  • But many deaf or blind people say there’s still a long way to go.
    — Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2021
  • But her support, and that of much of the crowd, fell on deaf cat ears.
    — John Archibald | [email protected], al, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Those boys couldn't sneak up on a blind and deaf man while a band was playing.
    — CBS News, 17 Mar. 2024
  • Though Niall tries to calm Ruben, his pleas fall on deaf ears.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Whether that appeal will fall on deaf ears remains to be seen.
    — Chris Cillizza, CNN, 13 Sep. 2021
  • Both of their children have special needs and are deaf.
    — Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Time after time, their calls for justice fell on deaf ears.
    — Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Hillier, who turns 50 this month, is now deaf in both ears.
    — Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
  • That blast destroyed her restaurant and left her deaf in her right ear.
    — NBC News, 11 Oct. 2024
  • But this is not the case for many deaf and hard-of-hearing people.
    — Sara Novic, CNN, 13 Apr. 2021
  • Last year, [the deaf performers] were very far.
    — Arushi Jacob, Variety, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Which is why Gutekunst would be wise to turn a deaf ear to all the noise.
    — Rob Reischel, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
  • How does this series shed new light on the day-to-day lives of deaf people?
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
  • This isn't the first type of alert system for the deaf or hard of hearing, though.
    — Shirl Leigh may 03, New Atlas, 3 May 2026
  • Even being deaf, Alex has more of a voice than his brother.
    — Michelle F. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
  • So far, Trump’s bluster has fallen on deaf ears.
    — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
  • But there’s a good chance his explanation fell on deaf ears.
    — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Brown led a huddle late in the fourth quarter that appeared to fall on deaf ears.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • How can anyone deaf even know what poetry is?
    — Ilya Kaminsky august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Noah and older sibling, Nico, are deaf.
    — Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026

deaf

2 of 2 noun
  • People are so f------ tone deaf!
    — Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
  • That’s going to come across as at least a little tone deaf.
    — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
  • Both dogs are completely blind and deaf.
    — Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • One seatmate at a Sunday show called the vibe of the week tone deaf.
    — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 29 June 2026
  • Moers has long been one of Colorado’s most prominent advocates for the deaf.
    — Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Price and executive chairman Larry Swets aren’t tone deaf.
    — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Others voiced outrage, criticizing the announcement as tone deaf.
    — Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2025
  • The Bible records that, in finding God as the only cause, Jesus healed the blind, the deaf, the lame, and even overcame death itself.
    — Lisa Rennie Sytsma, Christian Science Monitor, 27 May 2025
  • For Microsoft to outright claim addiction is its endgame is at best tone deaf, and at worst dangerously cynical.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 3 June 2026
  • Thurmond showed a 40-second clip of Joseph and his family at a Colombian facility for the deaf.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Tone deaf because Americans have been screaming at politicians for decades to keep their damn hands off Social Security.
    — Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
  • The recent division of the American public sphere into two echo chambers, each deaf to the other’s arguments, is a perfect illustration.
    — Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 15 Aug. 2017
  • Meta is 'tone deaf' watch now Choose CNBC as your preferred source on Google and never miss a moment from the most trusted name in business news.
    — Jonathan Vanian,julia Boorstin, CNBC, 14 June 2026
  • Funds are being provided in perpetuity and on a one-time basis to a variety of organizations that support the deaf as well as needy local organizations.
    — Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
  • To students the topic felt tone deaf, said Olivia Malone, a 22-year-old University of Arizona graduate bound for law school.
    — Heather Hollingsworth, Fortune, 20 May 2026
  • The deaf have waited over six millennia for full inclusion, and more than three decades since the ADA’s passage in 1990 for its promise to be fully realized.
    — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
  • While no deaths have been reported, the state has reported severe complications from measles — including pneumonia and encephalitis, which can leave the patient deaf or with intellectual disability.
    — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Before presenting Video of the Year at the 2018 awards, Madonna paid tribute to Aretha Franklin, in a moment critics called totally tone deaf.
    — Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • However, given criticism that the Democratic Party is failing to stand up to GOP overreach, their early support is especially tone deaf.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Lindsay Lewis, the younger of Fred and Judy Lewis’ two daughters, was born with a rare genetic disorder that left her deaf, nearly blind, and suffering from a constellation of other serious disabilities.
    — Miami Herald, 31 May 2026
  • For people with disabilities, AI is providing higher quality and faster transcription for the deaf, image descriptions for the blind, and speech generation for those unable to communicate verbally.
    — Jessica Melugin, Mercury News, 10 June 2026
  • For people with disabilities, AI is providing higher quality and faster transcription for the deaf, image descriptions for the blind, and speech generation for those unable to communicate verbally.
    — Jessica Melugin, Sun Sentinel, 25 June 2026
  • Examples include assisting the blind, providing alerts of sounds to the deaf, assisting those afflicted by seizures, retrieving items, providing physical support, and helping those with psychiatric or neurological disabilities.
    — Shari Wald Garrett, Miami Herald, 18 June 2026
  • During a garden party at Buckingham Palace on May 6, the Queen, King Charles, Princess Anne and more were all introduced to Vegas, a 2-year-old cocker spaniel who serves as a hearing dog for the deaf.
    — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026

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