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Meanings of make a gesture in English

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Usage of make a gesture in English
1
He needed to make a gesture in order to shake them up.
The Guardian
2
The young woman could not make a gesture, or utter a word.
Theresa Raquin
3
Really I did, said Basil, seeing Mallow make a gesture of dissent.
The Secret Passage
4
She must make a gesture - de Gaulle would probably have done so.
The Irish Times
5
Anyone could make a gesture like that; it didn't mean anything.
Arcanum Unbounded
6
How can you make a gesture that moves forwards and excites risk in you.
The Michael Chekhov Handbook
7
Hamilcar raised his head; he did not speak a word nor make a gesture.
Salammbo
8
Never make a gesture for the sake of making one.
Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2
9
Then I saw Maida make a gesture-wavesomething from beneath her cloak at Elza.
Tarrano the Conqueror
10
And I suppose I needed to make a gesture.
Destined to last
11
The Phelan political scientist made a gesture Tory had yet to learn.
The Sails of Tau Ceti
12
Ika made a gesture to her son and repeated it several times.
The Clan of the Cave Bear
13
George made a gesture of helplessness; but Gloster turned to the three.
Gunman's Reckoning
14
She made a gesture simply; her lips were too parched to open.
Cobwebs and Cables
15
The old woman made a gesture as if to take the lamp.
Maitre Cornelius
16
Archibald made a gesture toward the door leading to the covered stairway.
Archibald Malmaison
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