'motion' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'motion' with 10 example sentences.
- motion noun
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: the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
: a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
: a change of position that does not entail a change of location
: a state of change
: a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote
: the act of changing location from one place to another
: an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object
- motion verb
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: show, express or direct through movement
I set up motion sensors.
Our solar system is always in motion.
Never open the door of a car that is in motion.
I want to see the scene in slow motion.
I'd like some motion sickness medicine for children.
The motion was approved unanimously.
No one supported his motion.
The motion was carried by a show of hands.
Are you in favor of this motion?
All her motions were graceful.