beau geste
Example Sentences
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Karla: While opening his home was a beau geste on your friend’s part, closing the door to his boss guest is easier said than done.
From Washington Post
Unfortunately, Mr. Obama’s penchant for the beau geste carries a high price for Americans, not to mention other, less fortunate citizens of the world.
Still, in city politics, even the beau geste can be fraught.
From New York Times
"It wasn't a beau geste," Laurent Jalabert, the retired French grand tour winner who now commentates for TV, said as last night's stage ended.
From The Guardian
The American flung his empty M-1 in the faces of forty Japanese ... toujours le beau geste.
From Project Gutenberg
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