thumbs-down
Example Sentences
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“It does get better,” and now she assesses risks from activities and foods with a quick thumbs up or thumbs down.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 27, 2025
Young visitors at the Vietnam Military History Museum posted photos of themselves next to the flag with deep frowns, thumbs down or middle fingers raised.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2025
Give us a thumbs up if they will or a thumbs down if Rotherham are coming back in this one.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2024
The Stoics were not necessarily giving the thumbs down to any type of feeling, but they saw much of negative feeling as the byproduct of useless attachments.
From Salon • Jan. 30, 2024
His red face was stony with displeasure, but he held up his hand and put it thumbs down.
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
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