gesture
Example Sentences
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But the effort to get his orchestra on its feet was not an idle gesture.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
After unleashing a superb backhand winner from an acute angle off the court, she broke into a broad grin and spread her arms out in a gesture that suggested she was surprising even herself.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Dunn said he does not know his neighbour well, but she popped a thank you card through his letterbox which he said we a "nice gesture".
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
“It would be very unusual for the ECB to raise rates just once, and it would risk looking like a token gesture rather than a meaningful response,” said Jack Allen-Reynolds, an economist at Capital Economics.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
He made a short gesture with his hand, as if it was so long ago that there was no point in telling it all again.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
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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