gesture

He’d be safe in the company of another human being who might cover him with a blanket and kiss him on the forehead, a gesture I generally reserve for my cats.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

This series is a gesture and a hope: What would it look like if the court worked for you?

From Slate ● Jul. 18, 2026

While Luna's paw print has no legal standing, the gesture holds sentimental value, and more than 50 Ecuadoran couples have elected to get married in front of their dogs and cats since May.

From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026

One gesture of support came from King Charles III, Canada’s head of state, who symbolically planted a red maple tree in Buckingham Palace’s garden.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

In a quick and girlish gesture, she gathered her skirts to sit.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck

The company says its "companion-centric" device can interpret human gestures and bop to musical rhythms, as well as take selfies and steady videos.

From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026

His film contains gestures that trigger ironic laughs — he’s no dummy — but then leave you with a sting you may be embarrassed to admit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

She clarified that this didn't mean "overly sentimental or romantic gestures" but was instead a focus on "love that is quiet and unconditional, built on time and patience."

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026

Bill Clinton then chased the “reformist” President Mohammed Khatami with gestures and concessions in the late 1990s only to discover the real power lay with the Ayatollah, who had no interest.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026

“I think it’s safe to say she did. I mean, again”—Amelia gestures meaningfully at the photographs—“just saying.”

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

Anyway, before we could respond, he gestured at a TV mounted on the wall, level with the highest shelves groaning with organic kibble and handmade toys, and sang out, “Because there he is!”

From Salon ● May 2, 2026

The inequalities of the art world are gestured to as fact.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026

His grandmother gestured to the bandage across his face.

From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2026

He gestured for the boy to come in as whoever was on the other end of the line talked and talked and talked.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

"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

“Potential jurors are watching this,” Harpootlian said, gesturing at the Court TV camera filming the proceeding.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 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

“Obsession” desperately wants to be a modern film, but can’t do anything more bold than gesturing to the bleakness and incessant discourse this reality is mired in.

From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2026

“This...this,” he said gesturing toward Eilonwy, “is Indeg. And Prince Glessic...”

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander