pantomime
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And now, it’s coming after the pantomime chuggers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
A broadcaster and pantomime regular, he had limited experience of TV drama.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
Christopher Luscombe’s production of “The Magic Flute” wittily transformed Mozart’s Singspiel into a British pantomime, a closely related theatrical tradition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Richarlison, the pantomime villain, had the last word as he, above all, answered Tudor's call to fight.
From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2026
But Lennie made an elaborate pantomime of innocence.
From "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck
The TV presenter, who came fourth on I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! in 2020, has hosted a number of game shows, appeared in pantomimes and first appeared on EastEnders in 2002.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Kingsley pantomimes resisting repeated entreaties amid the cacophony.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
His characters may be confined by their circumstances but their imaginations are set free in theatrical games, pantomimes and nostalgic reveries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2025
She is since making ends meet, including by singing in Chinese restaurants and performing in pantomimes for work.
From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2024
He pantomimes each activity like some sort of deranged mime, and I can’t stop laughing.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
First, there’s a pantomimed back story: During the overture, actors depicting the lovers as young teens flirt and are discouraged by adults.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. sought out Shohei Ohtani last year during the first day of All-Star game festivities and pantomimed holding a camera.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2022
The first prospect pantomimed pushing a bar away from his chest until his arms looked “locked out,” as if they couldn’t extend further.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 28, 2022
Gone are the white gloves and the pantomimed motions of slaves at work as Jefferson arrives at Monticello; now some members of the ensemble stand at a distance, and don’t even join in the singing.
From New York Times ● Oct. 23, 2021
“How do you cast on yarn ?” The girl pantomimed her method with her large hands.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
Mohammad Javad Zarif, who was then Iran’s foreign minister, would sometimes retreat to the back of the room during the nuclear talks and put his head in his hands, pantomiming despair.
From Slate ● May 1, 2026
You may find yourself pantomiming with one of your feet to your children in the persona of “Mr. Stinkyfoot,” a somewhat boorish Frenchman who espouses the importance of cleanliness and the needs for a bath.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 8, 2026
“I’m snitching,” he said, before pantomiming a conversation with a co-defendant.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2025
In most films, the background actors are pantomiming.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2024
Anatole peers from side to side, pantomiming Portuguese astonishment.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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