Examples of lip-read in a Sentence
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Investigations have also been known to call upon lip-reading experts to give evidence.
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Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart set social media buzzing with speculation about the team’s next head coach after fans attempted to lip-read the rookie on the Ole Miss sideline during Thursday night’s Fiesta Bowl.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Rose Ayling-Ellis plays Alison Brooks, a deaf civilian working in a police canteen who is drawn into the investigation of a dangerous gang thanks to her lip-reading skills.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
And the lip-reading subtitles kind of evolved even in postproduction.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 26 May 2025
When the police call on Alison to lip-read the conversations of dangerous criminals, she is plunged into a high-stakes new world.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 15 May 2025
Taylor Swift fans have claimed to have been able to lip-read what the singer and Travis Kelce said to each other after the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Buffalo Bills Sunday night.
—Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
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Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart set social media buzzing with speculation about the team’s next head coach after fans attempted to lip-read the rookie on the Ole Miss sideline during Thursday night’s Fiesta Bowl.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Rose Ayling-Ellis plays Alison Brooks, a deaf civilian working in a police canteen who is drawn into the investigation of a dangerous gang thanks to her lip-reading skills.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
And the lip-reading subtitles kind of evolved even in postproduction.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 26 May 2025
When the police call on Alison to lip-read the conversations of dangerous criminals, she is plunged into a high-stakes new world.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 15 May 2025
Taylor Swift fans have claimed to have been able to lip-read what the singer and Travis Kelce said to each other after the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Buffalo Bills Sunday night.
—Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Lip-read.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lip-read. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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