gestures
Example Sentences
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But small gestures are often where hospitality lives.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026
Rams coach Sean McVay said he spoke with his assistants after online videos appeared to show coaches taunting Eagles fans and making obscene gestures from a stadium booth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
“The question is ultimately about familiarity, affinity, and allyship—not as symbolic gestures, but as evidence accumulated over years of shared political struggle. It is a proxy for trust,” he wrote.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026
Seo, who has an intellectual disability, struggles to form long sentences and can only communicate through brief words and gestures.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
She gestures at the citizenship booklet, sitting on the stack of papers—right on top of all her bills.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
