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graceful gesture

NOUN
act of courtesy
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Unless you’re at the Inn at Little Washington, where servers synchronize their movements so that everyone at the table gets their glass filled simultaneously, in one graceful gesture.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 10, 2021

It was a graceful gesture and one that, perhaps only incidentally, reinforced the special nature of Mr. Wachner’s Trinity “Messiah,” which is fast becoming one of the more meaningful musical traditions of the holiday season.

From New York Times ● Dec. 8, 2013

A wider development and more frequent manifestation on both sides of the Atlantic of the spirit that prompted this thoughtful and graceful gesture would accomplish more toward peace and goodwill than many Leagues and Conferences.

From Time Magazine Archive

The plainness is forgotten when a flock of servers surrounds your table and, in a single graceful gesture, sets down a bunch of snacks.

From Washington Post

The witch motioned to one of the chairs in a long, graceful gesture that made Adelaide’s swan arms look jerky and pained in comparison.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu


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