How to use "gesture" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "gesture" in popular movie and book plots

  • His last romantic gesture to Halley had been a love letter which, he admits with humor, he had mostly plagiarized from James Joyce.  - Crimes and Misdemeanors
  • Staley was hung, drawn and quartered, but as a gesture of clemency the Government released his body to his family for proper burial.  - William Scroggs
  • In a gesture to his shipmates, Maturin buys new clothes.  - The Yellow Admiral
  • Loana leaves with him, and Ahot, in a gesture of friendship, gives him the spear over which they had fought.  - One Million Years B.C.
  • However, they part as friends, with Rogozhin even making a gesture of concession.  - The Idiot
  • He accepts her past and this gesture touches her heart.  - Bus Stop (1956 film)
  • She invites him to an elegant dinner at a high-end restaurant as a gesture of gratitude for his actions earlier.  - Monsieur Verdoux
  • A bungled curing process has left the skin mangy and stinking and the gesture merely compounds his status as a poor suitor.  - Burmese Days
  • Before he dies, Nada gives them "the finger" as his last defiant gesture now that he scored the final victory over the aliens.  - They Live
  • At one point, Fortunato makes an elaborate, grotesque gesture with an upraised wine bottle.  - The Cask of Amontillado
  • As a gesture of remorse, he also gives a rose to Cadence, much to the amazement of Jim and Michelle.  - American Wedding
  • Crosbie refuses, however, because he is impressed by this noble gesture and genuinely fond of Lily.  - The Small House at Allington
  • Seth decides to become human through the symbolic gesture of jumping from the top of a skyscraper.  - City of Angels (film)
  • Keating is deeply touched by their gesture and realizes his teaching has made a lasting impact.  - Dead Poets Society
  • Peggy resentfully calls the gesture "cheap tactics," to which Vince replies, "Them ain't tactics, honey; it's just the beast in me".  - Jailhouse Rock (film)
  • Unfortunately the gesture is intercepted by Anna, the Princess of Flausenthurm (Miriam Hopkins).  - The Smiling Lieutenant

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