How to Use thumbs-up in a Sentence

thumbs-up

noun
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  • Tagged to the end of her text: a thumbs-up and sparkly heart emoji.
    — Melissa Giannini, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Then there’s the quiet ones who will give a thumbs-up or a heart emoji.
    — Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2023
  • Barry gives the kit the thumbs-up for how quickly children can dive in and play.
    — Korin Miller, wsj.com, 15 Nov. 2023
  • With that, the student gave a thumbs-up and skateboarded off.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 17 July 2023
  • President Biden and Obama gave the campaign to make D.C. the 51st state a thumbs-up.
    — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 22 July 2024
  • In the middle of the photo, Garcetti is smiling, giving two thumbs-ups.
    — Tom Dreisbach, NPR, 3 Sep. 2024
  • The first time a photo of me appeared in The New York Times, my father sent a thumbs-up emoji.
    — Adam Tendler, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Look for a break in the heat waves, the first crisp morning, or the last true summer storm to give you the thumbs-up to hang a fall wreath on your front door.
    — Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Yet when people see soldiers pass, many clap or give them a thumbs-up.
    — Annie Correal Federico Rios, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2024
  • In that image, Connor could be seen giving a thumbs-up to the camera.
    — Nicholas Rice, People.com, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Folks in cars were honking horns and giving thumbs-ups and waving.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 15 July 2024
  • The thumbs-up that Trump gave while posing for the cameras wasn’t respectful.
    — Elaine Ayala, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Sep. 2024
  • Video shows that Biden at one point walked toward a group of parachutists who had just landed and gave them two thumbs-up.
    — David Ingram, NBC News, 19 June 2024
  • In the photo, Connor gave a thumbs-up to the camera and wore some nice golfing attire.
    — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 29 June 2024
  • Demonstrators stopped him for a photo or gave him a thumbs-up.
    — Constant Méheut, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2023
  • In the first snap, Zendaya is dressed in full snorkeling gear, giving a thumbs-up to the camera.
    — Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Before the ambulance left the field, Harris was able to motion a thumbs-up signal to the crowd.
    — Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 16 Oct. 2023
  • The boy had terrible burns on his face, Elder said, but despite the pain would lift his arm to give a thumbs-up.
    — Niha Masih, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Garcetti stands next to the two men and others, smiling and giving a double thumbs-up gesture.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2023
  • From thumbs-up to thumbs-downs, here’s how critics are reacting.
    — Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
  • There are dozens and dozens of big thumbs-ups from happy customers, but your eye keeps landing on the few cranky complaints.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 21 June 2024
  • Just a simple thumbs-up and silence to mark another day’s work.
    — Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Mar. 2024
  • After waiting in line, Mr. Biden gave a thumbs-up to election workers at 12:23 p.m. ET.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2024
  • By the end of the track, V gives all the performers a thumbs-up for a job well done and jokingly collapses into his seat.
    — Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 21 Sep. 2023
  • After each player gave the thumbs-up, the crowd at Roland-Garros booed Kasatkina.
    — Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 5 June 2023
  • Where my head of white hair as seen on TV when right-handed batters were up, got me thumbs-ups in the produce section at the grocery store.
    — Ellen Murphy, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024
  • The post featured an image of Snoopy doing a thumbs-up in front of a voting box while standing next to the American flag.
    — Saba Hamedy, NBC News, 7 Oct. 2024
  • But the only suite with a line out the door is the one where Trump stands behind a black-clothed barrier, posing for thumbs-up pictures with fans.
    — Time, 21 Aug. 2023
  • As the infant wails, the mother flashes an exhausted thumbs-up.
    — Sophie Neiman, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Sep. 2024
  • One person reacted to the request with a thumbs-up, Kelley recalled.
    — Michelle McGahan, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025

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