gesture
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On an album packed with sonic and lyrical detail, every gesture here is considered and nothing is wasted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Team-mate Ernest Muci agreed to relinquish the jersey as a gesture of respect for the club's marquee signing.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Armed relatives fired repeated volleys into the air, a customary gesture of mourning in many Arab communities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
It was a generous and thoughtful gesture to split your $1 million TSP with your husband and children.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
Smiling weakly, the girl patted him on the head, a clumsy gesture that rattled his undead brain.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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
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
U.S. midfielder Sebastian Berhalter gestures to fans after a 4-1 win over Paraguay.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2026
Jonah rolls his eyes, then gestures at my clothes.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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
Muchova, who had clutched her ankle and gestured towards her side in pain during the final set, looked drained as she raised her arms in celebration.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 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
He turned the radio up loud, gestured for Wynne to join him in the bathroom, and blasted the water in the sink and bathtub.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
“I have accepted every single one of these debates,” said Hilton, standing behind a debate-style podium and gesturing at an empty one beside him with Becerra’s name on it .
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
He began shouting and gesturing toward Caballero, which led to the benches clearing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
"I remember that as a child I climbed up there, all the way to the main roof tile," former salt farmer Omer Hot said, gesturing at the seven-metre-high storehouse roof.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
Ostapenko grew annoyed as she was unable to hold in her first three service games of the second set, gesturing wildly and directing angry shouts towards her team.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
She was wearing a pale blue dress, a gossamer veil, and a scowl, gesturing at herself.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
Vocabulary lists containing gesture
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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