Examples of body language in a Sentence

We could tell from his body language that he was nervous.

Recent Examples on the Web The business coach is an expert in body language and non-verbal communication and will be relying on these skills to take him further in the game. — Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com, 17 Oct. 2022 The characters’ mouths, however, do not move: Instead, explains Vere, who is a Buster Keaton fan, the show will rely heavily on body language and facial expressions. — Lise Pedersen, Variety, 21 Sep. 2022 The body language and chemistry between these two says it all. — Johnny Lam, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2022 By the time of the Venice premiere, reporters at the festival were micro-analyzing body language and cast interplay. — Tatiana Siegel, Rolling Stone, 7 Sep. 2022 But as in any decent reimagining of this story, the emotional and sensual force of the central romance renders language irrelevant, body language excepted. — Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2022 Typical signs of discomfort or fear include stiff body language, hiding such as underneath spaces like desks, raised hair, crouching low to the ground, and yawning. — Tiffany Ap, Quartz, 24 Aug. 2022 But there are ways to assess a situation without straight up badgering someone about the situation — like reading body language and noticing how people are interacting with and around each other. — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 21 Apr. 2022 Here's what fans and others in the sports world say about Scott Satterfield after the game: Local radio host Nick Coffey shared his opinion during the game and cited bad body language as a concern. — Dominique Yates, The Courier-Journal, 7 Sep. 2021 See More

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