body language

Example Sentences

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Judging from some of her body language, her teammates are also never right, and that’s a shame, because she has some great ones.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

The singers, meanwhile, function to an unusual degree as choreographed characters in a cartoon, leaving little opportunity for body language, allowing, instead, individual expression almost exclusively to their voices.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

When the going gets tough, they are the person the rest of the attack looks to for a reaction, both with the ball and with their body language.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

She says she felt the stares of the press sitting behind her in the gallery, taking notes on her body language and her daughter Ashley’s sobs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

I could see in their body language that my father wasn’t convinced and that Mama was as pleased as she could be.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers