Example Sentences

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

From New York Times • Oct. 15, 2015

Le geste d’Anelka est une provocation choquante, écoeurante.

From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2013

Starbucks’ successful seduction of the notoriously finicky New York City consumer began with a dramatic grande geste.

From Slate • Jul. 17, 2012

At his death his widow observed: "His life was one long beau geste."

From Time Magazine Archive

Both were men of courage and activity, and the two men are often confused in the chansons de geste.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" by Various