How to Use movement in a Sentence

movement

noun

• There's a movement afoot to rename the town.
• The police have been keeping a careful record of his movements.
• They joined the antiwar movement.
• We wore loose clothes to allow for easier movement.
• He developed an efficient system for movement of raw materials to the factory.
• When a boycott-and-sanctions movement came to South Africa, it was praised all over the world.
  — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2023
• Jumpsuit made of two pairs of trousers and a blazer, with the sleeves sewn to prevent movement.
  — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 17 Jan. 2024
• In recent years, Orban has emerged as a kind of lodestar for the right-wing movement in the United States.
  — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2023
• The narration in his first movement describes the struggles of those trying to reach the U.S., then and now.
  — Jon Burlingame, Variety, 29 Mar. 2024
• Cordae’s body and movements are the same, even his hair, but his face has been replaced with the late rapper’s.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2023
• The largest movement of peoples across the seas occurred by brutal force, through the Atlantic slave trade.
  — TIME, 18 Mar. 2024
• Overall, the Takács’ performance was gutsy in the first movement, playful in the third, lively in the last.
  — Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2023
• The movement of the pieces occurred early in the morning, when the streets were otherwise empty.
  — Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2024
• With a semi-relaxed fit, shorter waist, and mock neck, the fit allows for ease of swing and movement.
  — Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2023
• Within the app, teens use Scratch to move coding blocks that then command the drone to perform all types of movements and tricks.
  — Maya Polton, Parents, 12 Apr. 2024
• Last month, Hogan stepped down from the leadership of the third-party movement No Labels.
  — Brian Witte The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 10 Feb. 2024
• After punk came new wave and then the New Romantic movement.
  — Billboard Italy, Billboard, 6 Mar. 2024
• The new movement occurred less than two weeks after the end of a previous suspension in the same spot.
  — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2023
• Lowy, who is sixty-two, is a veteran of the gun-control movement.
  — John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2024
• While abroad, Neal said, Wallen tore his lat (the latissimus dorsi, a muscle in your back that connects to arm movements).
  — Emily Yahr, Washington Post, 13 June 2023
• The future of the movement and American ideals would be tested under the late-summer sun.
  — Clarence Williams, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2023
• The rubber around the edges is ready to keep the cover tight and fitted resulting in little to no movement which is the key to a top-notch couch cover.
  — Isis Briones, Men's Health, 12 Aug. 2023
• His Fatah movement is a rival of Hamas, which controls Gaza.
  — NBC News, 8 Dec. 2023
• The rest of the 45-minute class is spent at the barre, where the women continue to use small movements that grow harder with each repetition.
  — By Chloe Herring, Brooke Henderson and Samantha J. Gross, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
• The last movement in the case, according to the court docket, was on July 6, to set a hearing on a motion filed by Crumbl’s lawyers.
  — Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 July 2023
• The emphasis was on realism, from the body movements to the facial features.
  — Jim Sergent, USA TODAY, 20 July 2023
• The precision fit is designed for fast and light movement at a running, rather than walking, gait.
  — Rena Behar, Travel + Leisure, 22 Nov. 2023
• The ultra-wide leg style almost looks like a maxi dress but with the comfort and ease of movement that pant legs offer (plus, no inner thigh chafe!).
  — Nicola Fumo, Peoplemag, 1 Aug. 2023
• The entire music industry is due for a #MeToo movement.
  — Chris Eggertsen, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2023
• Jimmy Lai has been in prison since December 2020 over his role in the pro-democracy movement.
  — Bret Baier, Fox News, 31 May 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024