Examples of thumbs-down in a Sentence
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When asked who is the better cook, the pair hilariously reacted by both making faces and giving thumbs-down signs.
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Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2025
And Antetokounmpo, who had earlier booed back at the crowd after a thunderous dunk, put his fingers to his lips again, before giving the crowd an emphatic thumbs-down.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 9 Nov. 2025
The evening prior, a clip of Justin Bieber in full Jays gear went viral after the Swag singer was seen responding to one of Shohei Ohtani‘s home runs with a thumbs-down.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2025
In 2017, the streamer scrapped its five-star ratings, replacing them with thumbs-up/thumbs-down buttons.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
These sites cut against the stereotypical image of a critic as an expert dispensing a thumbs-up or thumbs-down like a Roman emperor.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2025
However, users can mark any ad with a thumbs-up or thumbs-down to help manage their ads preferences.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
That legislation collapsed when then-Sen. John McCain famously cast a thumbs-down vote.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune is determined to avoid that outcome, sticking to the schedule and pressing ahead with voting expected by the end of the week.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 26 June 2025
After some thumbs-up, thumbs-down tweaks, the images were surprisingly spot-on.
—Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 14 June 2025
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Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2025
And Antetokounmpo, who had earlier booed back at the crowd after a thunderous dunk, put his fingers to his lips again, before giving the crowd an emphatic thumbs-down.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 9 Nov. 2025
The evening prior, a clip of Justin Bieber in full Jays gear went viral after the Swag singer was seen responding to one of Shohei Ohtani‘s home runs with a thumbs-down.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2025
In 2017, the streamer scrapped its five-star ratings, replacing them with thumbs-up/thumbs-down buttons.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
These sites cut against the stereotypical image of a critic as an expert dispensing a thumbs-up or thumbs-down like a Roman emperor.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2025
However, users can mark any ad with a thumbs-up or thumbs-down to help manage their ads preferences.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
That legislation collapsed when then-Sen. John McCain famously cast a thumbs-down vote.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune is determined to avoid that outcome, sticking to the schedule and pressing ahead with voting expected by the end of the week.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 26 June 2025
After some thumbs-up, thumbs-down tweaks, the images were surprisingly spot-on.
—Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 14 June 2025
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“Thumbs-down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thumbs-down. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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