thumbs-up

Example Sentences

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While being couriered to the airport, some British passengers - clad in blue PPE - waved and gave thumbs up as they drove past the assembled media.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

According to the Associated Press, Bryant flashed a thumbs up to a person in the courtroom before leaving.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

She gives me a thumbs up, and with a kiss and a warm hug, we say goodbye.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

But in the video itself, the signs on Croydon's North End are in English, the cyclist has no balaclava and Caz is giving him the thumbs up after a friendly chat.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

The centaur came up grinning, covered in swamp muck and blue paint, and gave Tyson two thumbs up.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan