beau geste

[boh zhest] / boʊ ˈʒɛst /

NOUN

gracious gesture

Synonyms

WEAK

fine gesture noble gesture

Example Sentences

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Still, in city politics, even the beau geste can be fraught.

From New York Times • Oct. 15, 2015

Besides that final beau geste she left behind a haunting epitaph, claiming she was a great actress because "she had acted on the last day of her life."

From Time Magazine Archive

Britons who love a beau geste were deliriously enthusiastic.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was a beau geste when Chief Chiappe gave Cl�menceau Valet Albert employment last week, not as a valet but as a special inspector of police.

From Time Magazine Archive

No, ours has not been the beau geste as a nation.

From The World Decision by Herrick, Robert