gesture
Example Sentences
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Sarah welcomes the gesture and I’ve noticed others admiring my gallantry.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
“I can only do this”—he makes a swiping gesture with his hands—“so many times with so many things,” Sax says in a TV segment.
From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026
I just wanna drift and go peacefully,” Lueders said, rubbing both eyes before making a drifting gesture with both hands.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
Cuba will free 2,010 prisoners as part of a "humanitarian and sovereign gesture," it announced on Thursday, as it faces continued political pressure from the US.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
“You brought me here to dig through trash. This is your big gesture? This is how you planned to apologize? By taking me dumpster diving in your backyard?”
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
Vocabulary lists containing gesture
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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"Of Mice and Men"
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"The Great Gatsby," Chapter 1 Vocabulary
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