Examples of thumbs-up in a Sentence
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Elon Musk has given the thumbs-up to some Tesla drivers texting behind the wheel.
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 5 Dec. 2025
According to West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey, Wolfe responded to nurses with a thumbs-up and moved his toes, indicating hopeful progress.
—Associate News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
One of them gives me a thumbs-up.
—James Vincent, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
Which is not a thumbs-up for what’s happened by any means.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2025
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 5 Dec. 2025
According to West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey, Wolfe responded to nurses with a thumbs-up and moved his toes, indicating hopeful progress.
—Associate News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
One of them gives me a thumbs-up.
—James Vincent, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
Which is not a thumbs-up for what’s happened by any means.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for thumbs-up
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“Thumbs-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thumbs-up. Accessed 9 Dec. 2025.
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