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.
  • But at the same time, that’s a lot of movement to make this a tight race.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 27 Sep. 2022
  • 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
  • And not just be like, ‘Ooh, look at this cool movement.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 21 Mar. 2025
  • That’s not to say that men should be elbowing their way to the front of the movement.
    — Dan Schwerin, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2022
  • 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
  • That’s where the growing right-to-repair movement comes in.
    — Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 11 Dec. 2022
  • 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
  • Your arm should be straight like a rope; only use your hip drive to power the weight through the movement.
    — Perri O. Blumberg, Men's Health, 26 Oct. 2022
  • 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
  • Still, some experts say, the Iranian people have a long way to go in terms of the movement.
    — Angela Yang, NBC News, 30 Sep. 2022
  • The clip from the podcast was shared to highlight the impact of Obama’s work promoting healthy eating and movement for children.
    — Latoya Gayle, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025

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