: an instance or gesture of approval or encouragement
Examples of thumbs-up in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebBack in July, LeBron James gave White an unqualified verbal thumbs-up as a two-way player.—Hunter Felt, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024 Upon arriving at the courthouse in Manhattan, Adams gave a thumbs-up to onlookers but made no statement as he was escorted inside.—Chloe Atkins, NBC News, 27 Sep. 2024 Separately, content pages will now have thumbs-up and thumbs-down icons to help personalize the company’s algorithms to your own taste.—Chris Welch, The Verge, 24 Sep. 2024 The Messages app can now bold or italicize text, and users can now react to messages using emojis instead of the previously available options, which included a question mark, exclamation point, heart and thumbs-up.—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for thumbs-up
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