How to Use language barrier in a Sentence

language barrier

noun

• As the suit evolved, the judge limited the case to a language barrier issue.
  — Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, 25 Mar. 2024
• That language barrier has played a large part in the deaths of many Nepalis on the front lines, said Khadka, the former fighter.
  — Sugam Pokharel, CNN, 11 Feb. 2024
• And like Haynesworth, Snell was stifled by the language barrier.
  — Chika Oduah, Essence, 16 Nov. 2023
• Terrace set out to write a book about how Nim had crossed the language barrier and, in so doing, made a monkey of his namesake.
  — Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023
• Despite the language barrier, those artists’ confidence and swagger, and the vibe of their music, still spoke to him.
  — Danny Hajjar, SPIN, 9 Apr. 2024
• In restaurants, servers would come over to coo at him and make conversation with us in the process, despite the language barrier.
  — Emily Siner, NPR, 5 Mar. 2024
• And there’s a language barrier at times, too — Liya and her siblings sometimes just order for Iryna at the drive-thru.
  — Megan Banta, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Sep. 2023
• YouTube, the video site owned by Google, recognizes the value of helping creators bridge the language barrier.
  — Byalexandra Sternlicht, Fortune, 14 June 2023
• Refugees cite the language barrier and price as other reasons for seeking treatment back home.
  — Constant Méheut, New York Times, 14 Nov. 2023
• My daughter and mom can’t communicate well due to the language barrier and because my mom is hard of hearing.
  — Sahaj Kaur Kohli, Washington Post, 20 June 2024
• The doc shows the real lives of three bilingual children who are doing their best to bridge the language barrier gap for their Spanish-speaking parents.
  — Brenda Barrientos, refinery29.com, 29 June 2023
• Others may have a language barrier and need assistance filling out the form.
  — Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 31 Mar. 2023
• Maria was in shock and, due to the language barrier, barely understood what was happening.
  — TIME, 13 Oct. 2023
• There’s really not that big of a language barrier because a lot of Americans and a lot of people speak English there.
  — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 18 Sep. 2023
• To my mind, the language barrier hasn’t stopped him from eliciting serviceable performances from the main cast.
  — Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Sep. 2023
• One of the big hurdles for Japanese startups looking to break out globally is the language barrier.
  — Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Oct. 2023
• Her son and one of his migrant classmates have built a friendship despite their language barrier, bonding over soccer games.
  — Liset Cruz, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2023
• Rosario, whose first language is Spanish, said police took advantage of the language barrier to force a confession out of him, and he was convicted a year later at the age of 24.
  — Ivy Scott, BostonGlobe.com, 3 May 2023
• Few outside of China have the knowledge or time to navigate Taobao stores, and trying to fit customers at a distance isn’t easy even without a language barrier.
  — Alexander Freeling, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2023
• There will be a language barrier between the two cousins, but Yu is confident that Talania will understand how much his visit means.
  — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2024
• Meeting with team owners required a translator because of the language barrier.
  — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 20 July 2023
• In this respect is was crucial that Jarrold worked closely from the outset with emerging Italian director Elisa Amoruso who was able to guide him when the language barrier would have otherwise gotten in the way.
  — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 21 Feb. 2023
• The language barrier, however, did not deter my daughter.
  — TIME, 5 Mar. 2024
• Visa hassles, a lack of flights, idiosyncratic payment systems and the language barrier also limit China’s appeal to tourists from places such as North America and Europe.
  — Time, 17 Aug. 2023
• When traveling to a foreign country, acquiring some first aid items may be more difficult due to a language barrier, overall access, or how the healthcare system works.
  — Katherine Alex Beaven, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2023
• From their busy work schedules to concerns over April's business partner ex, their story questions if the couple can overcome their challenges — and a language barrier — in the Dominican Republic.
  — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 29 Mar. 2023
• The language barrier is challenging outside major cities, and rural Japan, as a destination, is diffuse in both concept and practice.
  — Maggie Shipstead, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 July 2023
• Despite the language barrier, the two women bond emotionally.
  — Jourdain Searles, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2023
• But if the writing is sometimes flat—Wojnarowicz’s attempt to communicate across a language barrier—the images are always vivid.
  — David O’Neill, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2023
• There is also a language barrier that makes any discussion difficult.
  — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 25 Aug 2024