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In addition to co-writing the play with Marshall Pailet, Slater portrayed mime artist Marcel Marceau.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026

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

She recalled how he enjoyed comedy and music, particularly David Bowie, whose songs he would mime along to.

From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2025

Williams would look into the camera, mime taking a drag from a cigarette, throw her head back and say, “I have lived!”

From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2025

I point to his canteen, and with my hand I mime the drinking motion.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

"Like this," she says, laughing as she mimes the song's signature perfume-spraying move.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

He fidgets with a pair of eyeglasses and points a knobby index finger to underscore a point, jiggles his leg restlessly and, at one point, mimes playing guitar.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

As Kingsley tells the story, he mimes methodically making his way through the enormous volume.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026

Bogotá’s unorthodox mayor, Antanas Mockus—who rose to fame after mooning student protesters and deployed mimes to control traffic—viewed the activity as a gambit “to achieve self-regulation in the behavior among citizens.”

From Slate ● Dec. 22, 2024

He mimes my free-fall off Devil’s Drop with his mitt of a hand.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson

One audience member closed her eyes and mimed conducting as the artists played Mozart, while another tapped her caregiver's arm as if there were piano keys.

From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026

Standing with one foot on the right peg of his bike in a half-pirouette, Miranda mimed pumping his other foot across the pavement as if propelling a scooter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2025

After a couple of successful kicks, Matsuzawa even mimed a swing from another spectacular Japanese athlete who wears No. 17: Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025

He pretended his group were teenagers from Chester, who mimed along to the video for the song.

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2025

The two of them were close enough to touch, Will in his world, she in Cittàgazze, and seeing his trailing bandage, Lyra tapped him on the arm and mimed tying it up again.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman

After the tour's opened in Dublin on Tuesday, Katseye were accused of miming throughout their set.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

Ficarra is a brilliant clown — his part is all miming — and also the most level-headed of these characters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

Alicia Washington’s direction was clear, though she was understandably flummoxed about how to stage musician characters who don’t play their instruments and resorted to miming and posing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 9, 2025

Ward lobbed one up for receiver Kyle Williams, who beat cornerback Travis Hunter so thoroughly that he immediately held up his wrist, miming CU quarterback Shedeur Sanders’ signature celebration.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 18, 2023

I heard some laughter from the audience and realized that Luke had wriggled to the front and was miming the words to the song.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter