gesture
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"Donald, if you're listening, I am very grateful. It's a very good gesture," Carney said, calling Trump "a very good host."
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
If you’re invited somewhere with your significant other, do as New York ceramist Shane Gabier does and get two bottles of wine—a gesture more generous than showing up with just one.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
It was more of a flick or a gesture, than a kick out.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
The obdurate side of the character is lessened with a gesture Antíkona bestows on Ixmene — a reassurance that even though she’s a revolutionary, she’s still an affectionate sister.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
He scratched his snout awkwardly to salvage the gesture.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
Identity isn’t just in one’s politics or favorite foods; it accrues in little things, glances and gestures and bits of wordless self-expression.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Several Portsmouth supporters made gestures that indicated they believed the fan had been grabbed by the throat.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
In doing all this, James is also determined to unwind the cliches of gay fiction: the tragic victim, the heartwarming gestures of solidarity, the blunt porniness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Silent cinema performers used their whole bodies — eyes, gestures, poses — as narrative devices.
From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026
He gestures dramatically with his scrawny squirrel arm up to the hayloft, where a scary-looking ray-blasting cannon whirs to life.
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
He gestured at one point, a waved arm that suggested he wasn't over-burdened with runners ahead of him.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 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 to crews from NBC, CBS, and Time magazine.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
"You see the water there?" he said, gesturing at the Gulf separating the UAE from the coasts of southern Iran.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
Barzar said, gesturing for a customer in line to move to an open register.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
"We want to push justice to investigate," he says, gesturing to the towering new buildings surrounding Tirana's central Skenderbeg Square.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
“Look, there’s no water. There’s no air. Everything’s poison,” he says, gesturing around him to this vast, broken world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
“They follow me around whenever I come to town,” said Frank Aureate, gesturing to the gulls as Christopher approached.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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