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
• The South Korean team’s meal planning—a microwave appeared from a box to warm up bao one day, prime rib the next—kept up spirits despite the language barrier.
  — Bychristian Elliott, science.org, 18 Apr. 2024
• 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
• When asked by reporters whether police think there could have been a language barrier, Healey said that will be determined as part of an internal review of the shooting.
  — Rachel Smith, The Courier-Journal, 24 May 2024
• 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
• Facing a language barrier — Achi speaks a few words of English but no Turkish — the two unlikely partners scour the streets for clues to Tekla’s whereabouts, meeting other trans women in the process.
  — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2024
• 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
• Hill is receiving care in a small, community hospital in Nettuno, about 40 miles south of Rome, but the language barrier has proven frustrating, Hicks said.
  — Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 13 June 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
• The soldier drinking tea on a makeshift seat in the anteroom of a Ukrainian Railways train car could only watch so many unsuccessful attempts to latch the door between carriages, whatever the language barrier.
  — Joel Gehrke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 June 2024
• 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

Last Updated: 3 Nov 2024