thumbs-down

Example Sentences

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The Department of Justice and the Treasury subjected the question of whether the change could be made without congressional action to their gimlet-eyed scrutiny, and turned thumbs-down.

From Los Angeles Times

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

He doesn’t see fit to weigh in beyond offering a thumbs-down emoji.

From Salon

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

The media built him up, and as we saw in the Roman colosseum, the thumbs-up can quickly turn to thumbs-down.

From Slate