gesture
Example Sentences
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They view this as a gesture of salvation, not violation.
From Salon
“Lighten up on the arm gestures,” he shouts to another.
Shane, a Canadian, does the same but with a smile and a gesture of professional admiration.
From Salon
The service combines traditional music with symbolic gestures such as placing a statue of the baby Jesus in a cradle.
From Barron's
Indeed, the very features that make gifts inefficient as market transactions—surprise, idiosyncrasy, miscalibration—are often what make them meaningful as social gestures.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
