Examples of lip-read in a Sentence
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On this week’s Galaxy Brain, Charlie Warzel brings on Jimmy O’Brien, founder of Jomboy Media, to talk about baseball’s overhaul, how to become a lip-reading legend on YouTube, and why Americans love slow sports.
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Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
Every sideline conversation becomes body-language and lip-reading analysis.
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Dan Zaksheske Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
In January, a different videographer captured close-up images of Robinson that the defense claimed could lead to lip-reading analysis.
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Andi Babineau,
CNN Money,
17 Apr. 2026
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
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.
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Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
And the lip-reading subtitles kind of evolved even in postproduction.
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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.
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Marta Balaga,
Variety,
15 May 2025
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Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
Every sideline conversation becomes body-language and lip-reading analysis.
—
Dan Zaksheske Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
In January, a different videographer captured close-up images of Robinson that the defense claimed could lead to lip-reading analysis.
—
Andi Babineau,
CNN Money,
17 Apr. 2026
Investigations have also been known to call upon lip-reading experts to give evidence.
—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 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
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“Lip-read.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lip-read. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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