Examples of thumbs-down in a Sentence
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Viewers can decide the nuances of the reactions in between, giving the ultimate thumbs-up or fatal thumbs-down.
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Steffi Cao, Glamour, 16 Feb. 2024
The thumbs-down response to Pritzker’s rah-rah moment reflects a growing recognition among the GOP that bashing electric vehicles is a potent wedge issue.
—Chicago Tribune, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2024
Kodiak Protein-Packed Brownie Score: 16 This whole-grain, high-protein brand got a universal and vehement thumbs-down from our panel.
—Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2024
In choosing to keep Carpenter on the active roster, Preller seemed to give the farm a thumbs-down.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2023
Within 30 days after the DOT gives it a thumbs-down.
—Curbed, 19 May 2023
Her mother responded quickly: thumbs-down, thumbs-up, double exclamation marks.
—Ann-Marie Alcántara, WSJ, 27 Feb. 2023
Steffi Cao, Glamour, 16 Feb. 2024
The thumbs-down response to Pritzker’s rah-rah moment reflects a growing recognition among the GOP that bashing electric vehicles is a potent wedge issue.
—Chicago Tribune, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2024
Kodiak Protein-Packed Brownie Score: 16 This whole-grain, high-protein brand got a universal and vehement thumbs-down from our panel.
—Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2024
In choosing to keep Carpenter on the active roster, Preller seemed to give the farm a thumbs-down.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2023
Within 30 days after the DOT gives it a thumbs-down.
—Curbed, 19 May 2023
Her mother responded quickly: thumbs-down, thumbs-up, double exclamation marks.
—Ann-Marie Alcántara, WSJ, 27 Feb. 2023
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“Thumbs-down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thumbs-down. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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