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
The MP said she was backed against the carriage doors and holding her hands out as a gesture "to say stop".
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
It’s a gesture to say, “You’re my sister. We may not be the best of friends, but I trust you to administer my estate.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
Construction at Konotopie began in March 2025, reportedly as a religious gesture by Karkosik and his wife.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
I gesture at Jonesy to calm down, but she’s still gawping at me, confused.
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
They could even convey the rules they had discovered through gestures or sketches.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
Isolated finger gestures, sometimes reaching upward, added telling small details to Mr. Morris’s choreographic momentum, which kept a heady pace with the composer’s insistently pounding, punchy sonorities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 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
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
He gestures to me, waving me toward the lamp.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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 gestured over the barrier to a manicured plot with shady benches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 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
I gestured to the store, the displays I’d arranged, the crowd that I’d invited.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
A few days later, a woman stood outside the window – gesturing a thumbs down.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 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
“Everything is going to go dry. Everything will burn. That’s my latest vision,” she said, gesturing to the idyllic landscape.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
An image published on social media by Iranian embassies abroad put Ghalibaf centre stage in the Iranian negotiating team, looking animated and gesturing with his hand, as Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi busied himself with teacups.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
She spreads her arms wide, gesturing to the empty grassy lots and deserted stretch of road.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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