gestures
Example Sentences
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Silent cinema performers used their whole bodies — eyes, gestures, poses — as narrative devices.
From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026
Then Fox got up, approached Eatherly and made gestures toward him.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
They could even convey the rules they had discovered through gestures or sketches.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
Built on intensity and the refusal of outward gestures, Golding’s books leave the reader feeling that they are less in need of supplementation than of sustained attention.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
“It’s lunchtime for the legendary grandparents. Could you and”—he gestures to me—“your friend here give us a hand?”
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
