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'deaf' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'deaf' with 10 example sentences.


deaf adjective

: lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part

: (usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed

deaf verb

: make or render deaf

deaf noun

: people who have severe hearing impairments


  • The deaf woman wore an orange construction worker safety vest.
  • Helen Keller was blind, deaf and mute.
  • I'm blind, not deaf.
  • Deaf-mute people talk using sign language.
  • He turned a deaf ear to their complaints.
  • He's both deaf and blind.
  • No schools for the deaf existed in that era.
  • She always turns a deaf ear to my advice.
  • I don't want to sing, because I'm tone-deaf.
  • Does your wig make you deaf?
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