How to Use aphasia in a Sentence

aphasia

noun

• Unlike some other forms of aphasia, there is no way to slow this condition down and there is no way to cure it.
  — Matt Benoit, Discover Magazine, 2 May 2023
• The stroke left him with aphasia, meaning the right word doesn’t always come out, a noun like boat replacing a word like dinner.
  — Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star, 9 Feb. 2018
• Talk-show host Wendy Williams has been living with dementia and aphasia.
  — Justin Curto, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2024
• Right now there is no cure for aphasia, but speech and language therapy can help some patients.
  — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 23 Feb. 2024
• One of the earliest studied cases of aphasia, from 1843, involved a French parish priest who had suffered a stroke.
  — Alan Burdick, The New Yorker, 13 May 2017
• Last year, Asaro had a stroke and suffers from paralysis on the right side of his body and a brain disorder called aphasia, according to the judge's ruling.
  — Nicole Chavez, CNN, 18 Apr. 2020
• His family says that after the stroke, Miguel began dealing with some aphasia.
  — Susan Young, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2024
• Too much cutting could lead to a loss of function, such as aphasia; too little cutting could leave the patient open to a possibly fatal outcome.
  — D. T. Max, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2019
• More on dementia:Bruce Willis and my dad received the same aphasia diagnosis.
  — David Oliver, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2024
• For some sufferers, speech is stricken next, bringing on aphasia.
  — R. Allan Purdy, Scientific American, 1 May 2017
• Ahead of the project's release, a spokesperson for Williams’ care team revealed her dementia and aphasia diagnosis.
  — Shania Russell, EW.com, 27 Feb. 2024
• More than a quarter had speech difficulties called aphasia.
  — NBC News, 26 June 2018
• Actor Bruce Willis is soon to be honored on his old stomping grounds amid his ongoing battle with dementia and aphasia.
  — Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2024
• The news came nearly a year after Willis' family confirmed the movie icon was stepping away from acting due to an aphasia diagnosis.
  — Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2023
• In this curious form of aphasia, the subject is unable to distinguish between a discussion and a contest.
  — Lore Sjöberg, WIRED, 20 June 2007
• Those with aphasia, who’ve lost the ability to speak, sometimes can sing familiar songs, and some can eventually be taught to transition from singing to talking.
  — Robert McCoppin, courant.com, 22 June 2018
• Last year, Perry shared love for his former costar after the 68-year-old Die Hard actor after his aphasia diagnosis was revealed.
  — Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 29 Oct. 2023
• She has been left with aphasia, which limits the stroke victims’ verbal communication.
  — Andrew Joseph, For The Win, 14 June 2018
• The news comes nearly a year after his family confirmed that Willis, 67, would be stepping away from acting due to an initial diagnosis of aphasia.
  — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2023
• Most recently, the actress has been by Willis' side following his aphasia diagnosis in March 2022.
  — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 16 Feb. 2023
• Just five episodes into the first season, a virus-causing fever and aphasia breaks out aboard the station, forcing the already anxious and frustrated new crew members to self-isolate in their quarters to slow the rate of infection.
  — James Charisma, Ars Technica, 25 May 2020
• Faculty members from the Department of Speech-Language Pathology will give a short overview of aphasia, the loss or impairment of language.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2023
• Men and women are affected equally by aphasia, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine.
  — Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 26 Feb. 2024
• Demi Moore has been super supportive of her ex Bruce Willis since the family made his aphasia diagnosis public last year.
  — Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 20 Mar. 2023
• Wendy Williams has been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia and aphasia, her reps say.
  — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2024
• She was rushed to the E.R. after collapsing at the gym with an excruciating headache and was left with temporary aphasia, or language impairment, after her first surgery.
  — Abby Gardner, Glamour, 8 Apr. 2019
• In primary progressive aphasia, or PPA, the person might have trouble speaking or understanding words or might slur their speech.
  — Kristen Rogers, CNN, 16 Feb. 2023
• Last year, Willis retired from acting after being diagnosed with aphasia—the loss of ability to understand or express speech.
  — Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 18 Feb. 2023
• In 2022, Willis was diagnosed with aphasia, a condition affecting the ability to speak and understand.
  — Byalexa Mikhail, Fortune Well, 16 Aug. 2023
• At the time, there wasn't even a national group; the National Aphasia Association was founded in 1987, several years after Blatt's aphasia diagnosis.
  — Sacha Pfeiffer, NPR, 19 June 2024

Last Updated: 14 Dec 2024