Examples of lip-read in a Sentence
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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.
—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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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 5 Jun. 2026.
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