How to Use speech impediment in a Sentence

speech impediment

noun

• The normal way was hard for a kid with a speech impediment.
  — Nate Atkins, IndyStar, 11 Oct. 2022
• In the episode, which will be released in full on Wednesday, O'Brien brought up Biden's speech impediment, an issue with which the president struggled as a child.
  — Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 19 Dec. 2023
• His hearing has mostly absented itself but his thatch of grey hair is very present; his voice retains its richness with a hint of speech impediment around the Rs.
  — Belinda Luscombe, Time, 2 Oct. 2022
• Another challenge was a speech impediment that often left him unable to find the right words to express his emotions.
  — Alex Horton, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Mar. 2023
• When Walters retired, the New York Times interviewed her and asked whether her memorable way of speaking was due to having a speech impediment.
  — Marisa Sullivan, Peoplemag, 31 Dec. 2022
• Jack’s on-the-page heightened vernacular and his lovable speech impediment are gone.
  — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Nov. 2023
• Like Shokri, Rahim is a thin, fragile-looking man who is divorced with one child, works as a painter in the prison, has a family member with a speech impediment, and moves through the world passively, with a hapless smile.
  — Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2022
• Preschool also helped Jaxxon correct a speech impediment.
  — oregonlive, 20 Nov. 2022
• His characters have made waves before: a grad student with an irresistible speech impediment, sometimes referred to as the Studempt, had a moment earlier this year.
  — Shane Barnes, Pitchfork, 12 Oct. 2023
• The victim’s statement also wasn’t helpful in making the case: Because of Luellen’s severe speech impediment, state police investigators asked him to write down the initials of anyone who hurt him.
  — Beth Hundsdorfer, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2022
• The report also stated that his family members said he was bullied because of a stutter and was reluctant to interact with peers because of a speech impediment.
  — Claire Bryan, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Feb. 2023
• Even that long ago, Beinke said, a speech impediment would have made a student eligible for special education services.
  — Claire Bryan, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Feb. 2023
• Unger had hearing problems and a speech impediment and was in special education during her early elementary years.
  — oregonlive, 5 Nov. 2022

Last Updated: 16 Sep 2024