sign languages

plural of sign language

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sign languages
Noun
  • In addition to the cut-through traffic prohibitions for trucks on residential streets, city staff will work with the City Council on ordinance revisions to strengthen penalties on truck operators and owners who do not comply with signs and restrictions.
    Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Fellow wide receivers Chris Marshall and Cam Bates came over to celebrate with Brown before realizing he was still hunched over the ball and showed no signs of getting up.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Lots of rain, coming in waves, especially in eastern and south Florida.
    Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Afghans lost the ability to contact anyone within or beyond their borders, sending waves of panic worldwide as families, colleagues and friends realized an entire nation had gone dark.
    Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Smith said there were times when the Eagles receivers didn’t catch Hurts’ pre-snap signals.
    Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • In the meantime, CEOs can find signals that point to a weakening employment from private data sources.
    Diane Brady, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There was a rush of gesticulations, with Greenberg speaking in English.
    Robert Sullivan, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Still, while generous in nature, Jupiter is notorious for its over-the-top gestures, inspiring commitments that are more ambitious than sustainable.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
  • At one point our conversation halts as Bailey gestures toward the window, where two men stroll past arm in arm.
    Olivia-Anne Cleary, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Sign languages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sign%20languages. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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