mime
Example Sentences
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During live shoots, however, background actors stay silent and mime their conversations, “a skill set in and of itself,” Gemmill says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
So then, if this is Percy and this is Stack, what they would do is he would go get changed, be Smoke, and we would kind of mime the scene.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025
She says she has found a creative outlet in the form of dance, and wants to study dance, mime and physical theatre, but is struggling to find a course she can access.
From BBC • Jun. 23, 2025
Maybe that mime on the beach who nearly drowned.
From Salon • Mar. 14, 2024
If I drop out of high school, I could be a mime.
From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
Vocabulary lists containing mime
Theater - Introductory
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Theater - Middle School
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Theater - High School
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