the deaf

noun

: deaf people : people who are not able to hear

She goes to a school for the deaf.

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Overall, 2024 felt like a breakthrough year for the deaf community in the entertainment industry to Ayling-Ellis. —

Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 At first glance, this bite-sized farce is notable for introducing him to the late Harry Dean Stanton, who stars as the deaf cowboy Slim. —

Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 31 Jan. 2025 Across South Africa, there are 44 schools for the deaf, offering sign language as a subject and using it as a medium of instruction. —

Mogomotsi Magome, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Dec. 2024 The legal counsel of 34-year-old Tyron McAlpin, the deaf Black man with cerebral palsy who was repeatedly Tased by police, announced their intention to sue the city of Phoenix on Nov. 19. —

Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 20 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the deaf