How to Use body language in a Sentence

body language

noun

• We could tell from his body language that he was nervous.
• Carefully track his path of escape and his body language.
  — Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
• The New Orleans Pelicans’ star seemed at peace with his relaxed body language.
  — Mark Medina, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2020
• The 8- and 9-year-olds also talked about how to pay attention to other people’s emotions through their body language.
  — Sharon Grigsby, Dallas News, 10 Nov. 2020
• Some instinct was telling me to adjust my speech, my body language, all in an effort to optimize the comfort of non-Black people around me.
  — Justin Phillips, SFChronicle.com, 26 Nov. 2020
• Defender Aaron Herrera’s body language during the postgame press conference said it all.
  — Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 Oct. 2020
• Their body language shifted from grief to hope and the mournful schoolyard became awash with excited chatter and some began to celebrate.
  — Joe Parkinson, WSJ, 18 Dec. 2020
• One of the ways humans socialize is via mirroring, mimicking the body language and facial expressions of those around us.
  — Maya Phillips, New York Times, 1 Nov. 2020
• As always, there are some caveats, such as whether the behavioral measures used (facial expression and body language) are the best approach for that metric.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 3 Nov. 2020
• The Dogs Trust highlights that signs of discomfort in dogs can include stiff body language, lip licking, or yawning as a way to calm themselves.
  — Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
• White House reporters used to take delight in decoding the body language when Obama met the Russian leader.
  — Stephen Collinson, CNN, 18 Nov. 2020
• Borba suggests that parents teach children not only the rules of games, but to observe an opponent or a teammate’s body language, voice tone, and facial expressions.
  — Rachel Ng, Family, 16 Nov. 2020
• 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
• Joy, too, for the most part has returned to his face and body language.
  — Dallas News, 5 Mar. 2021
• 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
• These are the top four areas of body language to focus on.
  — Renee Morad, NBC News, 20 Apr. 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
• 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
• The hurt showed in Klay Thompson’s stoic tone and body language.
  — Mark Medina, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2021

Last Updated: 16 Dec 2024