thumbs-down
Example Sentences
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Asking around in recruiting circles, I heard about a man whose candidacy was doomed by a thumbs-down from his stepmother, who worked in the same industry.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
If a product - say Viennese-style sausages from Kostelecké uzeniny or sliced bread from Penam - belongs to an Agrofert company, a thumbs-down symbol appears.
From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025
Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar — who has occasionally written articles for The Times — also gave the “bias meter” a thumbs-down.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2024
I remain in the thumbs-down camp concerning the prequels, by the way; instead of rehashing the same quibbles, I’ll simply direct you to Charles Taylor’s 1999 review for Salon.
From Salon • May 25, 2024
The thumbs-down response stupefied Whiteman, who had already turned up dozens of fossils and artifacts there.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
