How to Use movement in a Sentence

movement

noun

• There's a movement afoot to rename the town.
• The police have been keeping a careful record of his movements.
• They joined the antiwar movement.
• We wore loose clothes to allow for easier movement.
• He developed an efficient system for movement of raw materials to the factory.
• Lap 22: There’s been a lot of movement through the field early on the wider track.
  — Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2024
• The spread has had a lot of movement in the past week because of the health of Patrick Mahomes.
  — cleveland, 29 Jan. 2023
• The house is positioned to align with the sun's movement.
  — ELLE, 14 Apr. 2023
• The movement has been building since at least 2020, growing out of the woke ...
  — Stanley Goldfarb, National Review, 18 Aug. 2024
• That sentence was added in 1972 during the rise of what was then called the gay rights movement.
  — Jason Derose, NPR, 23 Apr. 2024
• When a boycott-and-sanctions movement came to South Africa, it was praised all over the world.
  — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2023
• His fastball, once elite, lost some of its zip and much of its late movement.
  — Dan Freedman, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
• Is there a type of movement or change that would work against the belief of Earthseed?
  — Garrett Bradley, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2024
• There are some promising signs of movement on this front.
  — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 31 Jan. 2023
• Jumpsuit made of two pairs of trousers and a blazer, with the sleeves sewn to prevent movement.
  — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 17 Jan. 2024
• To any student, the freedom of movement and thought are ideals to strive toward.
  — WSJ, 28 Mar. 2023
• At least for me, both the slow movement and the finale outstayed their welcome.
  — Dallas News, 24 Feb. 2023
• In recent years, Orban has emerged as a kind of lodestar for the right-wing movement in the United States.
  — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2023
• There’s a tremendous amount of movement in her music, even when the gestures feel stark and the mood feels serene.
  — Chris Richards, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2023
• The narration in his first movement describes the struggles of those trying to reach the U.S., then and now.
  — Jon Burlingame, Variety, 29 Mar. 2024
• Once your arms are straight, pause, and then reverse movement to return to start.
  — Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 11 May 2023
• Cordae’s body and movements are the same, even his hair, but his face has been replaced with the late rapper’s.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2023
• Some people say that tracing the letters of their name with their tongue helps get the movement right.
  — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 11 May 2023
• Part of the appeal of Swifties 4 Kamala movement is its grassroots feel, its lack of sheen.
  — Sam Reed, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2024
• The largest movement of peoples across the seas occurred by brutal force, through the Atlantic slave trade.
  — TIME, 18 Mar. 2024
• Ramaswamy would not back a show of support for the Black Lives Matters movement.
  — Haley Bemiller, The Enquirer, 26 Apr. 2023
• What does today’s verdict mean for the #MeToo movement?
  — Kim Elsesser, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2022
• Overall, the Takács’ performance was gutsy in the first movement, playful in the third, lively in the last.
  — Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2023
• The principal portion of the securities rise and fall alongside the movement in the consumer price index.
  — Michelle Fox, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2024
• Tropical cyclones transform heat from the ocean surface into the movement of winds, so warmer waters allow storms to spin faster.
  — Jack Prator, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 15 Jan 2025