How to Use sign language in a Sentence

sign language

noun
Definition of sign languagenext
Synonyms for sign languagenext
  • Will is the first man in nine years to learn sign language for me.
    — New York Times, 17 Dec. 2021
  • For a few months, Sapp would use sign language to talk to Dee.
    — Ryan McFadden, baltimoresun.com, 24 Aug. 2021
  • Witschey has trained the deaf dogs to respond to sign language.
    — Jennifer Conn, Akron Reporter, cleveland.com, 7 Feb. 2018
  • Kong and Jia are pals, and her knowledge of sign language will come in handy.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 29 Mar. 2021
  • The 6-year-old is learning Spanish and sign language, and counts by 5s and 10s.
    — New York Times, 7 Aug. 2021
  • And on the floor was someone with a mic translating the sign language to speech.
    — Manori Ravindran, Variety, 20 Feb. 2023
  • The students chat back and forth in sign language, and Mr. Bitrus signs back.
    — Nathaniel Bivan, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 June 2024
  • Bleu learned sign language with the help of a tutor in roughly three weeks—no easy feat.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 6 June 2022
  • Ritter learned sign language for the role (as well as some Spanish).
    — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
  • And the idea came to me of having sign language be the missing element that the new husband doesn’t share with the rest of them.
    — Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Aug. 2022
  • The cast was tasked with working sign language into their roles.
    — Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 16 Nov. 2020
  • She's been deaf for most of her life and had never met a Santa Claus who knew sign language.
    — Kelly Potts, Woman's Day, 18 Dec. 2014
  • His idea to use sign language was not a completely new idea.
    — National Geographic, 28 May 2019
  • My dreams of bonding with the primates and teaching them sign language--dashed.
    — Whitney Tower, Town & Country, 5 Feb. 2014
  • So now her father is teaching her son sign language once a week on a video chat.
    — Jamie Kiffel-Alcheh, National Geographic, 7 May 2020
  • Plenty of kids on the team, both Adams and his son said, don’t have families that know sign language.
    — Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2021
  • That year the team faced two other schools for the deaf, which meant the opponents also knew sign language.
    — James Freeman, WSJ, 18 Nov. 2022
  • Thing quakes, then quickly explains in sign language that it’s there for her own good.
    — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2022
  • After the Skype session, I was asked to copy a sign language video that featured Sian’s friend signing one of the scenes.
    — Caitlin Brody, Glamour, 12 Aug. 2021
  • Then came the backlash, from linguists and experts in sign languages.
    — The Economist, 5 July 2018
  • His speech, delivered in sign language, was a heart-melter.
    — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2022
  • The group took a flat route and offered sign language interpreters and rest stops with medics and supplies.
    — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7 June 2020
  • At first, Koko did not seem to warm to Gorney, calling her a toilet via sign language.
    — National Geographic, 21 June 2018
  • In Maya’s case, the district said the months-long delay was due to a shortage of sign language interpreters.
    — Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2021
  • The family did their best to learn sign language and adjust their lives to meet their daughter’s needs.
    — PEOPLE.com, 5 Feb. 2018
  • Niemiller also joked about a restaurant staffer who used sign language to thank him at the end of a drive-through transaction.
    — David Lindquist, Indianapolis Star, 24 July 2019
  • For the mother of Mr. Rivera, the man detained for using sign language, just thinking about this weekend’s vote has her on the verge of tears.
    — Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Feb. 2024
  • The rental company will offer meet-and-greets in sign language and story time.
    — Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2020
  • Frenchie was the first to really bond with Kimiko back in season 1, learning her unique form of sign language, and the two have only gotten closer.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 18 July 2024
  • Another witness told police that King, who is deaf, was seen communicating in sign language with Steigelman prior to the stabbing.
    — Silas Morgan, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2024

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