beau geste

Example Sentences

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

From New York Times • Oct. 15, 2015

Besides that final beau geste she left behind a haunting epitaph, claiming she was a great actress because "she had acted on the last day of her life."

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Time Magazine Archive

Britons who love a beau geste were deliriously enthusiastic.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ignorant people say they are hysterical, and over117 passionate—They are nothing of the kind—They believe in material things, and in the "beau geste."

From Man and Maid by Glyn, Elinor