: an instance or gesture of rejection, disapproval, or condemnation
Examples of thumbs-down in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebSeparately, content pages will now have thumbs-up and thumbs-down icons to help personalize the company’s algorithms to your own taste.—Chris Welch, The Verge, 24 Sep. 2024 Pusha has a slick line about the Brittney Griner prisoner swap, and a humorous thumbs-down to D-list reality stars that lands in characteristically callous fashion.—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2024 Here's one: Republican efforts to repeal the landmark Affordable Care Act were vanquished in 2017 when GOP Sen. John McCain of Arizona, at a suspenseful final moment, gave a thumbs-down vote against his party.—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2024 Ice cheered, to which a group of fans started booing loudly, waving thumbs-down symbols.—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 8 July 2024 Joel Kim Booster got to experience the power of the thumbs-down on April 20 while headlining the Kennedy Center as part of Asian AF, the Asian American variety show.—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2024 The council majority held fast: thumbs-down on the pier.—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024 Regarding misguided touch points, Ferrari owners and critics have given thumbs-down to thumb-pad sliders and other maddening elements of the infotainment system on the 296 GTB and Purosangue.—Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 2 May 2024 Aaron Sorkin's upcoming project may get a big thumbs-down emoji from Mark Zuckerberg.—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 26 Apr. 2024
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