as in attitude
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
Imagine that ease, that body language, that way of talking without monitoring yourself.
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Big Think, 18 Mar. 2026
Expect all eyes and ears going forward to be on any additional signs and body language on Ellison’s strategy for bringing Warners and Paramount under the same roof.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 17 Mar. 2026
This means that the contributor’s original facial expressions, emotions, eye movements, and body language remain faithful to the original interview.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
There are analytics to track it all, of course, but body language even plays a part.
—Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 13 Mar. 2026
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Big Think, 18 Mar. 2026
Expect all eyes and ears going forward to be on any additional signs and body language on Ellison’s strategy for bringing Warners and Paramount under the same roof.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 17 Mar. 2026
This means that the contributor’s original facial expressions, emotions, eye movements, and body language remain faithful to the original interview.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
There are analytics to track it all, of course, but body language even plays a part.
—Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 13 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for body language
Recent Examples of Synonyms for body language
Noun
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As Merlin learned how to use the pre-recorded buttons, audiences fell in love with the then-tiny pig’s big attitude.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
5 Apr. 2026
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The movement language expresses attitude, with its amalgam of hip-hop, jazz, ballet, Korean traditional dance and musical theater.—
Marcia Luttrell,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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Drawing inspiration from the human hand’s intricate design and proprioceptive capabilities, this study aims to enhance the dexterity of robotic hands, particularly in multi-degree-of-freedom (DoF) motion and posture perception.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Apr. 2026
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In everyday life, prolonged sitting, poor posture and repetitive movements can all create weak links in your muscular system that trigger compensations.—
Dana Santas,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2026
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Republicans’ stance on pesticides has been a key point of contention in negotiations for the federal Farm Bill, which covers everything from food security programs to farm subsidies.—
Thomas Heaton,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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The People’s Bank of China reaffirmed its cautious monetary easing stance in a quarterly meeting last month, after delivering only one 10-basis-point reduction in the policy interest rate in 2025.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
10 Apr. 2026
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His smile and calm demeanor will be greatly missed.—
David McGrath,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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The apartments are almost exactly uniform in their square footage, in their coloring, and in their overall demeanor.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Body language.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/body%20language. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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