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gesture

[jes-cher] / ˈdʒɛs tʃər /


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Even better, how about offering more leg room in all rows and eliminating middle seats as a gesture to the hoi polloi?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 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

Her practice has long spanned painting, film and performance, using movement, gesture and culture to explore the body’s relationship to the landscape — and space.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 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

He steps aside and waves me in with a grand gesture.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

When he gestures toward the exit, she appears stunned and asks, “What did I do?”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

There are some special gestures, too: Flick a window to the side and it fills half the screen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Their gestures were filmed as they recorded their lines, so that animators could incorporate those mannerisms into the movie.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

While previous research has shown that gestures and vocal cues influence how speech is interpreted, much less has been known about how facial movements affect perceptions of confidence.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

She gestures to the broken glass, then turns around and disappears through a dark doorway.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish

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 it: “Treat me as though I were dead.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

He then gestured to people behind the camera, saying "come on, let's go", before standing up and walking off the set.

From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026

He gestured toward his wife, who stood behind a counter usually filled with premade food such as enchiladas and chiles relleno.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026

She smiled at me with teary eyes and gestured around the shop.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles

But on Sunday in Mexico City, 73 years of exasperated gesturing came to an end when Kimi Antonelli became Italy’s first F1 world champion since Alberto Ascari in 1953.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 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

He began shouting and gesturing toward Caballero, which led to the benches clearing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 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

“You could want this,” he said, gesturing broadly around the room.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse


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