How to Use body language in a Sentence

body language

noun
  • We could tell from his body language that he was nervous.
  • These are the top four areas of body language to focus on.
    Renee Morad, NBC News, 20 Apr. 2021
  • Try to give instructions once and let your body language do the talking.
    Washington Post, 28 Apr. 2021
  • Dogs may try to separate lovers because they're confused by our body language.
    Star Tribune, 14 May 2021
  • And then there’s body language, something office workers toiling at home haven’t had to think much about in the past year.
    Washington Post, 24 Apr. 2021
  • Cons: Shows inconsistent body language and his effort is streaky.
    USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2021
  • Non-verbal cues—such as body language, eye contact and tone of voice—play a significant role in communication.
    Stephen Nalley, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
  • Scanning through video feeds trying to read body language and listening carefully to pick up changes in tone and language is much trickier than reading a room.
    Dave MacLeod, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2021
  • That’s in part because jurors and judges gauge suspects’ and witnesses’ credibility through their demeanor and body language.
    Eric Scigliano, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2021
  • Typically, what follows is a set of memes, hyper-critical analysis, and tweets that will rip into the couple’s style and body language.
    Olivia Petter, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2024
  • Though silent throughout the President's remarks, the vice president and the speaker's body language often serve as guideposts for how parties in the chamber react.
    Maegan Vazquez, CNN, 28 Apr. 2021
  • Ambient technology will be sensitive to our movement, gaze, posture, body language, heat biometrics, and the nuances in our tone of voice, Cobb said.
    CNN, 28 Apr. 2021
  • Santos said that tracking facial expressions and body language can be cognitively draining after an extended period of not doing those things in person very much.
    Joe Pinsker, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 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 | Mheim@al.com, 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
  • His body language is better, and his mind-set is right.
    John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Apr. 2022
  • Anybody who owns a dog or a cat knows how their body language tells you so much.
    Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Ruud’s body language was now that of a player who could not find a way.
    Gerald Marzorati, The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2022
  • Just emotion and body language, as displayed in a short, silent video.
    Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2022
  • There’s no audio, but the body language is telling: Doty’s on the defensive.
    Lauren Smiley, WIRED, 7 Nov. 2023

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