gesture
Example Sentences
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Everyone had to introduce themselves in a circle by stating their hobby and coming up with a nonverbal gesture to demonstrate it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
If your retirement fund is not where it ought to be, then you don’t give money to family members as a gesture.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
Of the spinning ritual, which was popular among Milanese in the 19th Century, Galli told AFP news agency: "It's probably a charming gesture, but also quite damaging for a work of art."
From BBC • May 29, 2026
It’s fine just to see Duplass as a gesture toward corporate apathy.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
I gesture for Theo to wait in the guest parlor to the right, while I continue to my mother’s private study, the place where she would plan the week’s menus and write her correspondence.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
Vocabulary lists containing gesture
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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"Of Mice and Men"
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"The Great Gatsby," Chapter 1 Vocabulary
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