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In court, he claimed the payment had been a goodwill gesture to a woman down on her luck.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

“I’m trying to find some consensual way into it, but I eventually just need to perform the romantic gesture of doing what feels right and what comes naturally to me.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Mr. Xi can deliver a face-saving gesture when necessary.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

In what appears to be a conciliatory gesture, Infantino writes: "Over recent weeks, I have taken time to listen before writing to you."

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

He made a grand gesture with his arms, as if presenting the main course of a decadent meal.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

But the film merely gestures to its own unfortunate place in history, without ever cementing it as a tragedy.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

He looks around and gestures at the meeting.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

In doing all this, James is also determined to unwind the cliches of gay fiction: the tragic victim, the heartwarming gestures of solidarity, the blunt porniness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

The mayor has made other conciliatory gestures to the city’s capitalist class.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Gina gestures like a street-corner mattress sale guy, and Grandpa Ed looks pissed.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

He gestured at one point, a waved arm that suggested he wasn't over-burdened with runners ahead of him.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

Toward the end of the performance Raul stood and gestured to the crowd that they should stand and applaud.

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

She gestured at a crowd of at least 40 people: “You’re not the only one. All these people are here because of StubHub.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

He gestured toward his wife, who stood behind a counter usually filled with premade food such as enchiladas and chiles relleno.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026

I gestured toward the rocking chair beside the fire, but then I wondered if that was too informal.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

"You see the water there?" he said, gesturing at the Gulf separating the UAE from the coasts of southern Iran.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

He began shouting and gesturing toward Caballero, which led to the benches clearing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

"There is just so much of it," he said, gesturing toward piles of food parcels at the protest site in the Indian capital.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

Ostapenko grew annoyed as she was unable to hold in her first three service games of the second set, gesturing wildly and directing angry shouts towards her team.

From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026

Tidings was in his glory in the parking lot, handing out numbers to each driver, gesturing with wide sweeps of his arms, getting everybody ready to line up.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles