sign language

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Recent Examples of sign language Wallace communicates with sign language or through his interpreter, Jo Beth Prince. — Caleb Otte, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026 Hottle played Jia, the orphan who forms a bond with King Kong through sign language. — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026 To play Baby Karmakar, the deaf-mute assassin at the center of it, Qureshi learned sign language. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 May 2026 Thanks to her knowledge of sign language, Porter was also able to help the oldest of the siblings, who couldn't speak due to the way cerebral palsy affected the muscles of her mouth. — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for sign language
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sign language
Noun
  • More importantly, by using these AI solutions, therapists can maintain eye contact with their patients, observe their body language and remain fully present, all of which can help strengthen patient trust.
    — Sameer Bhat, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Walker explains that with the sheep, any expression has to come through their body language and eyebrows and eye movements and mouths.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected to continue through Thursday night, with heavy rainfall in waves that could lead to flooding along area rivers, creeks and streams, the National Weather Service said.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The science is real but narrower than the marketing suggests, and the gap between the two is about to shape the next wave of skincare launches.
    — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Russia invaded its neighbor more than 4 ½ years ago, and there are no concrete signs that a peace settlement might be possible.
    — HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Those addresses can help with account sign-ups and management.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The power of prediction markets derives precisely from sucking our attention toward what’s speculable—incentivizing the networked crowd to separate signal from noise at scale.
    — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • This scattering of light and even electromagnetic radiation by particles that are smaller than the wavelength of the radiation opens up the possibility of signals reaching the receiver, even when the transmitter is not in line-of-sight.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • In Lepecki’s account, the gesture again demonstrated that stillness in dance always vibrates with subtle motion.
    — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The gesture is clearly meant to enlarge the novel’s moral field.
    — Zain Khalid, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026

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“Sign language.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sign%20language. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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