gesture
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It was a loving gesture that symbolized an indelible team and a city that loved the game.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
In the adumbrated cityscapes and sunlit garden plots, he might remix an inherited gesture, shade or style of line with hazy neighborhood memories of Bursch Elementary or Burke Park.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
He was attacked as he joined the harvest as a symbolic gesture with Palestinians, for whom olives are an important cultural symbol.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
She’s up against seasoned actors and singers who know what they’re doing, whose every step, gesture and note resonates effortlessly.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026
Nighthand glared and made an imperious gesture into a pile of stacked boxes, which overturned with a clatter.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
As he gestures toward the exit, she appears stunned and asks, “What did I do?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
Successful communication relies on a range of signals including speech, vocal tone, facial expressions and physical gestures.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
"These types of gestures are likely to be very well received even if they are insincere or tactical in nature."
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
Dogs became extraordinarily sensitive to human behavior, following our gazes and gestures and learning our patterns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
The guy next to me adjusts his overhead fan and gestures at the medicine packet in my fingers.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Carrick gestured towards the Stretford End as they chanted his name after the match.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
Toward the end of the performance Raul stood and gestured to the crowd that they should stand and applaud.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
She gestured at a crowd of at least 40 people: “You’re not the only one. All these people are here because of StubHub.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
He gestured over the barrier to a manicured plot with shady benches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
He gestured at the saddlebag, containing the cane syrup, the red paste, and the sea sponges.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
She looked at me, then glanced back at the booth where Barry was gesturing wildly at a piece of fried onion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Prescott can then be seen speaking to a Cowboys security employee and gesturing in the direction of the other man.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
"There is just so much of it," he said, gesturing toward piles of food parcels at the protest site in the Indian capital.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Barzar said, gesturing for a customer in line to move to an open register.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
“I can’t. But there’s a lot of daisies in the field north of the eastern road,” Anya said, gesturing in that direction.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
Vocabulary lists containing gesture
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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