How to Use thumbs-up in a Sentence

thumbs-up

noun
  • One of them gives me a thumbs-up.
    — James Vincent, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
  • One of them gives me a thumbs-up.
    — James Vincent, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Cook gave reporters a peace sign and a thumbs-up.
    — Joe Walsh, CBS News, 14 May 2026
  • Winger gave a thumbs-up signal with his left hand.
    — Josh Robbins, New York Times, 11 May 2026
  • Which is not a thumbs-up for what’s happened by any means.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2025
  • Prue takes a bite, just smiles, and gives Tom a big thumbs-up.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Yet when people see soldiers pass, many clap or give them a thumbs-up.
    — Annie Correal Federico Rios, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2024
  • The man came back, hurrying down the drive, and gave me a thumbs-up.
    — Literary Hub, 29 July 2025
  • Then there’s the quiet ones who will give a thumbs-up or a heart emoji.
    — Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2023
  • The dad of three leaned over and also gave a thumbs-up, smiling next to his son.
    — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The dad of three leaned over and also gave a thumbs-up, smiling next to his son.
    — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Williams was next-to-last out, followed by Wilmore who gave two gloved thumbs-up.
    — Marcia Dunn, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Demonstrators stopped him for a photo or gave him a thumbs-up.
    — Constant Méheut, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Williams was the next to last out, followed by Wilmore, who gave two gloved thumbs-up.
    — Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Folks in cars were honking horns and giving thumbs-ups and waving.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 15 July 2024
  • With that, the student gave a thumbs-up and skateboarded off.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 17 July 2023
  • As the ride slows down, Perry faces the camera and gives a thumbs-up.
    — Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Moore shopped with the children and gave thumbs-up on their selections.
    — Yadira Sanchez Olson, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Barry gives the kit the thumbs-up for how quickly children can dive in and play.
    — Korin Miller, wsj.com, 15 Nov. 2023
  • That’s assuming the panel will give its thumbs-up.
    — Jorge L. Ortiz, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Djokovic stopped, turned around and responded by giving two thumbs-up.
    — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 24 Jan. 2025
  • From thumbs-up to thumbs-downs, here’s how critics are reacting.
    — Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
  • In the photo, Cohn is smiling and giving a thumbs-up.
    — Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 19 Apr. 2026
  • The response was a resounding thumbs-up to what her daughter had come up with.
    — Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Bosworth reacted with a thumbs-up emoji.
    — Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
  • In the picture, he is seen smiling and giving a thumbs-up gesture.
    — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 1 May 2025
  • Just a simple thumbs-up and silence to mark another day’s work.
    — Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Mar. 2024
  • In the arenas of ancient Rome, the thumbs-up was a matter of life and death.
    — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 29 June 2025
  • Presti asked Paul his opinion on Daigneault, and Paul gave a thumbs-up.
    — Anthony Slater, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
  • The movie has great reviews and immediate thumbs-up from fans.
    — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 3 May 2025

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