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 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
  • Is there a type of movement or change that would work against the belief of Earthseed?
    Garrett Bradley, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Jumpsuit made of two pairs of trousers and a blazer, with the sleeves sewn to prevent movement.
    Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 17 Jan. 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 movement of the pieces occurred early in the morning, when the streets were otherwise empty.
    Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2024
  • With a semi-relaxed fit, shorter waist, and mock neck, the fit allows for ease of swing and movement.
    Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Within the app, teens use Scratch to move coding blocks that then command the drone to perform all types of movements and tricks.
    Maya Polton, Parents, 12 Apr. 2024
  • Last month, Hogan stepped down from the leadership of the third-party movement No Labels.
    Brian Witte The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 10 Feb. 2024
  • The hand-wound movement provides a power reserve of 38 hours.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 23 Apr. 2024
  • Be the one to start a movement, make a difference or educate those who have lost their way.
    Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2024
  • After punk came new wave and then the New Romantic movement.
    Billboard Italy, Billboard, 6 Mar. 2024
  • The family got downtown and eventually got near the finish line to cheer him on, all watching the Free Press Marathon app to track his movements.
    Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 25 Oct. 2024
  • It is powered by a manually wound movement to keep the timepiece slimmer and more elegant on the wrist.
    Sophie Furley, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2024

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