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Wondering how to use Thumbs in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning .

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Thumbs in a sentence

Related words

Thumbs | Thumb | Thumbing | Thumbed | Thumbstick | Thumbsticks | Thumbscrews | Thumbscrew

Thumbs meaning

plural of thumb

Using Thumbs

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of thumb
  • In the example corpus, thumbs often appears in combinations such as: thumbs up, thumbs down, the thumbs.

Context around Thumbs

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 18.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 12 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations

Often before:

trademarks 1× say 1× signaled 1×

Often after:

down 13× making 1×

Sentence patterns with Thumbs

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

up or thumbs down 2× battle between thumbs down and 1× being a thumbs up or 1× bending the thumbs to change 1× by a thumbs up or 1× did a thumbs down gesture 1× down and thumbs up 1× emoji a thumbs up a 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a coventry pub 1× a full qwerty 1× a leaf or 1× a long press 1× after blocking a 1× after chants from 1×

Common sentence endings:

and thumbs up 2× a thumbs down 1× an angry face 1× and smiley faces 1× change the pitch 1× famous like symbol 1×

Words around Thumbs

Just before it in the word index:

thumbrest 2 thumbprints 2 thumbprint 11 thumbnails 26 thumbnail 34 thumbing 21

Just after it in the word index:

thumbscrew 2 thumbscrews 4 thumbstick 8 thumbsticks 7 thumbtack 7 thumbtacked 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

abigail 364 blu 364 buenos 364 cutter 364 endemic 364 eroded 364

Corpus analysis for Thumbs

  • In this selection, "thumbs" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 18.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, trademarks, say, signaled, down and making stand out and add context to how "thumbs" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include up or thumbs down and battle between thumbs down and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "thumbs" sits close to words such as abigail, blu and buenos, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with thumbs

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Thumbs up or thumbs down. (5 words)

About 20-30% give a thumbs down. (7 words)

It is a raging battle between thumbs down and thumbs up! (11 words)

Longer example sentences

A long-press on a message lets users select a reaction out of seven different emoji: a thumbs up, a thumbs down, a smiling face with heart-eyes, a crying-laughing face, a shocked face, a crying face, and an angry face. (42 words)

Usually that process, you file some paperwork, they may come back with some questions, you answer the questions, you send it back, and then they say thumbs up, thumbs down. (30 words)

Simply put, the Tomatometer indicates how much agreement there is over a movie being a thumbs up or thumbs down, not the enthusiasm of the thumbs. (26 words)

Exclamation examples

It is a raging battle between thumbs down and thumbs up! (11 words)

Example sentences (20)

Simply put, the Tomatometer indicates how much agreement there is over a movie being a thumbs up or thumbs down, not the enthusiasm of the thumbs.

Giving a thumbs up results in a cartoon hand giving a thumbs up, the now-famous "like" symbol.

I couldn’t speak and was communicating by a thumbs up or thumbs down.

A long-press on a message lets users select a reaction out of seven different emoji: a thumbs up, a thumbs down, a smiling face with heart-eyes, a crying-laughing face, a shocked face, a crying face, and an angry face.

It is a raging battle between thumbs down and thumbs up!

However, in ancient Rome, the thumbs down actually signified mercy whereas a thumbs up signified a fight to the death.

Thumbs Up… Andrew Naftal wearing one of his trademarks Thumbs Up t-shirts.

Usually that process, you file some paperwork, they may come back with some questions, you answer the questions, you send it back, and then they say thumbs up, thumbs down.

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Each week the Standard-Examiner hashes out issues large and small and takes a thumbs-up, thumbs-down stance.

Stay tuned for our thumbs up and thumbs down picks next week.

Thumbs up or thumbs down.

Will needed occasional breaks to rest, so he signaled thumbs up or thumbs down each time Brede asked if he was OK to continue.

A leaf or long blade of grass is stretched between the sides of the thumbs and tensioned slightly by bending the thumbs to change the pitch.

Users can rate programs from three "thumbs up" to three "thumbs down".

About 20-30% give a thumbs down.

A Coventry pub has been given the thumbs up to undertake a make-over of its beer garden.

After blocking a Jahvon Quinerly layup attempt with 17.9 seconds left, Mensah did a thumbs down gesture.

After chants from the crowd, McCartney arrived on stage to offer a wave and thumbs up.

A full Qwerty keyboard that you could tap away at with both thumbs, making light work of typing.

Also, when it comes to emojis, gone is the use of thumbs-up and smiley faces.

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Common combinations with thumbs

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "thumbs" in a sentence?
An example: "Simply put, the Tomatometer indicates how much agreement there is over a movie being a thumbs up or thumbs down, not the enthusiasm of the thumbs." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "thumbs" from authentic English texts.
What does "thumbs" mean?
Thumbs means: plural of thumb
How many example sentences with "thumbs" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "thumbs", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.