Examples of thumbs-up in a Sentence
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Nearly one in four Gen Z professionals viewed the thumbs-up as rude or hostile.
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Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
Throughout the 90-minute event, passing drivers honked in support and extended thumbs-up to the protesters.
—Calista Oetama, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2025
In the arenas of ancient Rome, the thumbs-up was a matter of life and death.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 29 June 2025
Come for the special-effects bonanza, stay for a most epic thumbs-up.
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—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 21 June 2025
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Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
Throughout the 90-minute event, passing drivers honked in support and extended thumbs-up to the protesters.
—Calista Oetama, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2025
In the arenas of ancient Rome, the thumbs-up was a matter of life and death.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 29 June 2025
Come for the special-effects bonanza, stay for a most epic thumbs-up.
19.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 21 June 2025
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“Thumbs-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thumbs-up. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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