How to Use body language in a Sentence

body language

noun

• We could tell from his body language that he was nervous.
• Joy, too, for the most part has returned to his face and body language.
  — Dallas News, 5 Mar. 2021
• This film is, if nothing else, a masterclass in body language.
  — K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 24 Feb. 2021
• But the strains are real, captured in the tired body language of a silent subway ride home from the store.
  — Nathan Burstein, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2021
• The hurt showed in Klay Thompson’s stoic tone and body language.
  — Mark Medina, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2021
• Fifty-five percent of communication is body language, which is being missed through this venue.
  — Melinda Fouts, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2021
• James said of William's body language when asked about reconnecting with his estranged brother.
  — Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire, 13 Mar. 2021
• Trying to read body language through a screen has become another exhausting part of the workday.
  — Rachel Feintzeig, WSJ, 1 Mar. 2021
• Calm and caring facial expressions, body language and vocal tone will leave a lasting imprint.
  — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
• But the body language on the sideline showed otherwise — and three costly fumbles that kept Roosevelt alive were largely to blame.
  — oregonlive, 14 Mar. 2021
• Pay attention to body language in the next virtual meeting and be on alert for attitude adjustments.
  — Tom Gimbel, WSJ, 25 Feb. 2021
• Even nonhuman primates like chimpanzees use body language rather than sounds to cooperate, King says.
  — Christa Lesté-Lasserre, Science | AAAS, 16 Mar. 2021
• Garland was considered questionable with a groin strain, but his body language pointed to an unlikely return.
  — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 4 Mar. 2021
• The Virginia Democrat is known for this type of acerbic skewering, delivered with fierce body language.
  — Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2021
• Decoys speak silently to toms and hens, because turkeys communicate through body language as well as through vocalizations.
  — Outdoor Life, 11 Mar. 2021
• Ani is Uzbek American, and though her Russian is serviceable at best, her body language is more than fluent enough for them both.
  — Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
• Although Meghan spoke about the matriarch fondly, Wood notes that her body language revealed something more complicated.
  — Zoe Guy, Marie Claire, 8 Mar. 2021
• In the frank primetime special, the Sussex’s body language spoke just as loudly as their troubling–and sometimes disturbing–revelations.
  — Zoe Guy, Marie Claire, 8 Mar. 2021
• One of the key things to look at is your dog's body language.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 23 Oct. 2022
• The cadence in the huddle, say, or the body language on the sideline.
  — Shawn Windsor, USA TODAY, 31 July 2022
• While the audio is strained, the body language says it all.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 16 Sep. 2021
• There’s yearning in their body language; there are ghosts in the weeds.
  — Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 9 June 2022
• The best that senior aides could do was to try to read Mr. Putin’s body language.
  — Thomas Gibbons-Neff, New York Times, 16 Dec. 2022
• Strong, with his rigid body language, is at his best in that scene.
  — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 May 2022
• His body language is the strongest I’ve seen in my life.
  — Simon Kuper, Time, 11 Aug. 2021
• When Mahomes took a seat on the bench, the body language was awful.
  — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2023
• Jedrick Wills’ body language sums up how the Browns played against the Steelers.
  — cleveland, 1 Nov. 2021
• The turnovers were bad, but the body language was just as concerning.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 18 May 2022
• The moment the adults occupied the desks, their body language changed.
  — Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 26 June 2023
• Listen to their point of view, look them in the eye and observe their face and body language.
  — Dallas News, 25 Dec. 2022

Last Updated: 22 Nov 2024