body language
noun
: the gestures, movements, and mannerisms by which a person or animal communicates with others
Examples of body language in a Sentence
We could tell from his body language that he was nervous.
Recent Examples on the Web
There’s barely any dialogue in the last moments of the game, but all of them convey worlds of emotion with their eyes and body language, raising the kind of philosophical character questions fans can fervently interrogate for years to come.
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Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 28 June 2025
The secret lies in six specific body language moves.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
What resonates most strongly is the film’s subtler or more emotional moments — the camera lingering on a man left holding a stick after his dog fails to come back from a swim or the scene where Brody’s son mimics his depressed father’s body language at the dinner table.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 20 June 2025
The mannequins’ body language shows surprise, peevishness, but also a kind of shared attraction, as if showing off their figures to each other.
—John Birdsall
june 20, Literary Hub, 20 June 2025
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Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 28 June 2025
The secret lies in six specific body language moves.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
What resonates most strongly is the film’s subtler or more emotional moments — the camera lingering on a man left holding a stick after his dog fails to come back from a swim or the scene where Brody’s son mimics his depressed father’s body language at the dinner table.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 20 June 2025
The mannequins’ body language shows surprise, peevishness, but also a kind of shared attraction, as if showing off their figures to each other.
—John Birdsall
june 20, Literary Hub, 20 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for body language
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“Body language.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20language. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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