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movements or positions of the body that express a person's thoughts or feelings
We could tell from his body language that he was nervous.
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Recent Examples of body language
Clearly, the receiver is unhappy, and it has been shown through his body language and comments.
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James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
The height, obviously, the hair, obviously, the body language, the voice.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
Evidence of the close bond between the two, according to body language expert Judi James, is last year’s Christmas gathering at Sandringham.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 2 Oct. 2025
Missing out on a person’s body language too, meant not being able to read the entirety of a situation.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2025
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James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
The height, obviously, the hair, obviously, the body language, the voice.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
Evidence of the close bond between the two, according to body language expert Judi James, is last year’s Christmas gathering at Sandringham.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 2 Oct. 2025
Missing out on a person’s body language too, meant not being able to read the entirety of a situation.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for body language
Recent Examples of Synonyms for body language
Noun
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Longtime prejudices have meant that Latin artists have been regarded with suspicion, doubt, and even outrage throughout music history, but these attitudes have twisted into something far more intense and sinister as a result of the current administration.—
Julyssa Lopez,
Rolling Stone,
19 Oct. 2025
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Schottenheimer addressed the bizarre injury loss with a surprisingly positive attitude.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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My posture is better and my back doesn’t hurt as much.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
14 Oct. 2025
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The researchers noted that torsional loading is not as strongly associated with injury risk as vertical loading, but future work may explore whether improved stroller design or posture cues could mitigate those twisting forces.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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But its opt-out stance on studios’ intellectual property faced immediate blowback from an array of Hollywood organizations, including talent agencies.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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Anthropic has rebuked federal government efforts to preempt state-level oversight of AI — a notably different stance than that of OpenAI, which has pushed for less regulation.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
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Your posture, and the way his demeanor and stare changes in an instant.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
18 Oct. 2025
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By steadily building a following over the years, Karsten Runquist, a 27-year-old aspiring director with an affable and unassuming demeanor, has become, by some measures, one of today’s most prominent movie reviewers.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
17 Oct. 2025
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