gesture
Example Sentences
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“When we’re talking about the substance of the policy and not political gesturing,” he says, “you can get things done.”
After reaching her first Australian Open fourth round, 31-year-old Putintseva turned to the vocal crowd and placed her hand to her ear, a gesture that immediately drew a chorus of boos.
From Barron's
Not only do we tend to mirror each other’s movements, postures, facial expressions and gestures; we also uncannily sync up our heart rates, blood pressure, pupil dilation and hormonal activity.
Just five days after the US raid, the head of Venezuela's National Assembly announced that "an important number of people" would be freed as "a gesture of peace".
From BBC
He was sent to Rome in 1488 as a gesture of cultural diplomacy by Lorenzo, who hoped to curry favor from Carafa and thereby secure his vote for his son to become the next pope.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
