gestures
Example Sentences
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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
Using poses, dance moves, gestures and eye-catching outfits, participants battle for the crowd’s approval.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
The “Family Docudrama” series and much that followed read as something like autofiction, drawn from life but juiced up, rephrased, with gestures and incidents isolated and amplified.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
Silent cinema performers used their whole bodies — eyes, gestures, poses — as narrative devices.
From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026
Still laughing, Alfhercht shook his head, pointed to Ivan, and with his free hand made a bunch of gestures.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
