If the dish smelled especially choice, he would send it to one of the lords on the dais, a gesture of friendship and favor that Maester Luwin told him he must make. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

In his nervous gestures, I can see myself when I first met Hideo, falling all over myself under Hideo’s serious stare. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He gestured to the side of the building with his chin. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

He pulled Breaking the Maya Code off the shelf and handed it to James, then gestured for them to follow him back up to the front of the store. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The tour guide was waving at the crowd, gesturing for people to get back on the bus. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

My mom still isn’t looking at us, so I open my eyes wide and gesture at Hina to go along. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

It’s a maternal gesture that I’m much more willing to receive from her than my actual mother. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

I ex- tend the invitation in Spanish, slowly, using gestures, feeling flushed with embarrassment. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her every word and gesture was more potent, and she could do things that she had never done before. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Small gestures, but they made Emily feel a million times lighter. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Moss moved to the side in the foyer and slipped his shoes off and gestured at Javier to do the same. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I tried to figure out what they were saying by reading the elaborate gestures that the man made with his right hand. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Some of the pictures are of my brother, making threatening gestures with snowballs. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

A reporter stands in a park somewhere, speaking directly to the camera as she gestures to the snowy hillside, the shaggy white trees. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He crumpled a sheet of newspaper with one hand and gestured for the book. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Hygiene kit,” the bored supply sergeant answered with a hand gesture that told me to move on. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She gestured at the army of ogres, who were getting increasingly bold, shuffling closer and closer to the house. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“I can’t. But there’s a lot of daisies in the field north of the eastern road,” Anya said, gesturing in that direction. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

This was a gesture of kindness, indicating that, even if they had beaten the black woman, they would not beat me if I knew enough to keep my mouth shut. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She gestured at Jule’s digital readout “Like, for a marathon or something?” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

At that moment every passenger, all of whom were white, performed a talismanic gesture. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He put out his hand with a quick gesture, but not seeing where I stood, he did not touch me. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Ten Snow gestured for her to open it and slowly, with unbelieving delight, Omakayas did. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

She waved her hand through the air, the gesture almost dismissive, and the cut on the boy’s arm sealed instantly. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Grandpa smiles into the camera and gestures to Grandma’s departing form. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Welcome to Calhoun High School, brother and sister Meecham,” the principal said, getting up and punching Ben on the shoulder in an amicable gesture. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked grimly away, not wanting the loungers to see him make a friendly gesture, not wanting them to carry tales. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

To complete this hollow gesture, Octavian arranged for the faithful Octavia to deliver this aid to her husband in what could be a joyous reunion. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

Mr. Pepperhorn gestured to two of the Hill’s private security officers, who rushed over to put large iron cuffs on the Gran’s wrists. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

He lightly slapped Thomas’s shoulder, then stepped back, gesturing up the stairs. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

She gestures at all the empty beds, and then winks conspicuously at me as she walks out of the dormitory. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Then he pulled a hand away and made very deliberate, trembling gestures as he said aloud, “He got you.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I glanced back at Will, who was mumbling and gesturing again. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“The wight himself. They are fond of dramatic gestures, and invariably leave behind some taunting memento.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

With an impatient gesture he waved the children into his office. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

The young soldier closed two of his jacket buttons and touched his thin mustache as if to straighten it, an imitation of the gesture Jonathan had seen the old soldier make many times. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

When he eyes me sideways, as if he never gets this order, I gesture to my soaking clothes. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Guillermo pulls another chair over, then gestures for me to sit. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Rufus stops a foot away from the man and gestures to me, right when the man turns around and looks me square in the eye. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Vivi puts her hands on her hips, a gesture that reminds me of our mother. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Daisy grabbed my arm and whispered, “Is this real life?” and then the zoologist waved his hand dramatically, gesturing for us to walk across the bridge. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

The boys moved forward, heads down, hands up, in a gesture very like surrender and despair. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

One careless, superb gesture, and I would be hurled into motion down the slope toward the small khaki spot in the sidelines, among the spectators, which was Buddy Willard. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

I could see him gesturing—pointing up the road and then out to me as he explained something to the men. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I noticed that his gestures were becoming tighter than before, that somehow he appeared more calm and ordered, which seemed to me unusual, given how we were drinking. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Poe says, gesturing behind him to the kitchen. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He gestured toward the wagon bed, which was piled with bolts of cloth. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man pointed at Mother once again and then made an obscene gesture. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

The gesture made me happy in a way that I can't fully explain. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He gestures at me to sit down at the table, but he remains standing, his arms hanging limply at his sides. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sayle gestured at a glass display case and Alex noticed three harpoon guns and a collection of knives resting in velvet slots. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

The policeman’s hand was gesturing at his waist level. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a great slow gesture he stretched out his arms, the gesture of welcome that opens an invocation. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Jamison gestured and the night riders pulled Martin and Ethel to the park. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry about that, by the way,” I say, gesturing at her arm. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

People are everywhere, all dressed in black, all shouting and talking, expressive, gesturing. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Percy gestured at the golden warrior like he’d just betrayed himself. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The creature in his chest roaring in triumph, he grinned down at Ginny and gestured wordlessly out of the portrait hole. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Jake walks to the back of the kitchen and gestures for me to follow. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

There was Mrs. Lapham in her morning apron, her face purple with excitement, and all four girls crowded about her listening, gesturing at Johnny. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No one wants to see that,” the man says, gesturing at me and Arthur with his newspaper. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“Bells on your ankles,” Kaz said, gesturing to her costume, “but I didn’t hear you. Purple silks and spots painted on your shoulders, but I didn’t see you. And I see everything.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

My mom squeezes my hand and gives me her be quiet look-lips in shushing gesture, eyebrows drawn together. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He makes a dismissive gesture with one hand and nudges the cute, dark-eyed guy at his side. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He was always open to new gestures, new ways to use the stage. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Dray gestures for her to come over even though she shakes her head again. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

And they yell over the singers that wail over the drums, everybody talking at once, big arm gestures, spit flying. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Matty gestured with his hand, placing it level with the second button of his own shirt. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Principal Lawrence gestured for Dill to take his place and stepped aside. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“Quickly,” he made a significant gesture with his bandaged hands, “but not easily.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She had a slender, athletic build, and she displayed quick motions, flickery gestures, with her arms and hands. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Music may be experienced through speech, gesture, and movement. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

He gestures for her to move to the center of the stage, unable to take his eyes from her as he announces her to the mostly empty theater. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Bod shook his head, and he gestured around him. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

“Ni kan,” my mother said, calling me over with hurried hand gestures, “Look here.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gestured to a chair, and I sat. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then I relax, and let the gesture force warmth into my body, which is chilled by damp clothing. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

With a dramatic gesture, Father Time whipped open the Yearbook to a seemingly random page. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He gestures to the wall where a portrait of the family hangs—Mr. and Mrs. Spencer and their two little ones, their pale faces staring out at us. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

He gestures to the check-in lady now waiting for Justyce to step into the long hallway. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

"His father's bones he shall have, as a gesture of Joffrey's good faith." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Even though he knew the blind man wouldn’t see his gesture, he pointed to the nearby wall, which was decorated by a colorful wall hanging, a gift from the blind man’s talented daughter. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

She thought of the way Ekon’s lips had found hers, the suddenness of the gesture. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“Go on, check it out for yourself,” Roy said, gesturing around. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He threw himself with a despairing gesture into a chair, and placed his elbows on the table, covering his face with his hands as he spoke:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

I don’t have time to really be in shock at her gesture, but I’m sure it registers on my face. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Master Hemme made a gesture, and the Chancellor nodded for him to speak. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, he’s somewhat of an aberration. I’m pretty sure someone stole our nice, sweet boy and replaced him with…” He gestured at the door. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The registrar puts down the receiver and gestures for us to return to her desk. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She reaches her hand to her throat but covers the gesture by adjusting the brooch at her collar. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Tía Carmen lifts her open hands to heaven, a gesture she no doubt picked up from one of her priest friends. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

With the curious, disarming friendliness that he always managed to put into the gesture, he resettled his spectacles on his nose. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Not because I didn’t appreciate Virgil’s gesture, but because hugs were a rather strange and rare phenomenon in our house. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

I gesture to our yard full of birdhouses. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

With a gesture of disgust she threw the pieces into the hole they had made. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He gestured at Mike, who reached in his pouch and fished out a lead probatio tablet on a leather cord. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

She gestured for Koffi to follow her across the rugs on hands and knees as the animals and beastkeepers trapped inside the burning tent continued screaming. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

She gestured at the huge chest, no more than a third full, and at the clothes that were scattered all over the room. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

This indicated that he wished to listen, but would not speak; and Piggy intended it as a gesture of disapproval "The thing is: we need an assembly." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

I was standing at the head of the table shaking the principal’s hand, when Papa rose, his face ceremoniously grave, and acknowledged the other parents with his most respectful gesture. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What? Hanging out with you? Or”—she made a sweeping gesture at the town—“this?” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Small gestures, but they made Emily feel a million times lighter. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

They only look at each other without speaking, but the gesture is so intimate that Bailey glances away, looking up at the twisting branches of the tree. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

And the gesture also seemed to mean “continue.” The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Calvin walked with Meg, His fingers barely touching her arm in a protective gesture. A Wrinkle in Time 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Have you lost your mind?” she yelled, and made a “turn the key off” hand gesture. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Dumbledore nodded and gestured the man to the empty seat on his right-hand side. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Rand held up her hands in a gesture of mock magnanimity. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Jonas moved his hands together, clapping, but it was an automatic, meaningless gesture that he wasn’t even aware of. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

He handed it to me and gestured for me to try it on. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

When my mother brought in a breakfast tray, Desdemona opened one eye and gestured for her to leave it. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He gestured toward a print ad for Roach Motel written in Spanish above the rear exit door. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

He halted his horse in a burst of dirt and dust, removed his hat, and with a great sweeping gesture bowed until his head nearly touched the horn of his saddle. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

His gestures were theatrical and wild, generated by an animal impatience that possessed his body. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shake her hand instead, and she meets my gaze, surprised by the gesture, and maybe a little disappointed, but she understands the necessity. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Archer kept making that gesture, with more and more urgency. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

She shrugged, and he tried to not read too far into the gesture. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Disoriented and uncommunicative, he was forced off the bus in Hurtsboro, Alabama, after unnerving some passengers by talking loudly to himself and gesturing wildly at objects he imagined were flying around him. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He dances on the demon of ignorance, his four arms held out in choreographic gesture, one foot on the demons back, the other lifted in the air. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

She nodded at his panicked gestures to keep quiet. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s plenty scraps to gather,” one called and gestured with her head as her hands continued work. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes brimmed with trustfulness, and he lifted his near fore in a gesture of pawing. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Down there!” a soldier shouted, gesturing with his rifle. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And my kitchen?” he asked, gesturing to his electric kettle and a milk crate on its side that held cocoa mix, the box of Noodle-o-Pak Spicy, and two boxes of assorted-flavor instant oatmeal. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Then again,” he made a gesture as if to show how useless words were. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She gestured to Listening Rock, winking at us through the trees in the oak grove. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The Gran gestured for the Spares to come forward, and as they stood there lined up, she made a giant X over their heads, magic to seal the contract until the impossible task began. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

With a gesture of impatience, he rubbed out his name. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

I remain committed to my eyes-on-the-shoes strategy, so I’m not sure but believe he’s released his grip on my arm so he can accompany the ranting in Spanish with flailing hand gestures. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

And what with you driving an old beauty like this' - he gestured to the Ford - 'I thought at first, here's a really posh geezer. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

They waved aside the crowd that was gathering and made gestures of denial at the eager couple that had piled out of the down-swooping ambulance with a stretcher between them. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Colonel was known for his ability to detect even the slightest nod or gesture from bidders. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

He gestured to his companion, stepped out from behind the imaginary lamp post, set his coat and hat and strolled back to where Janie was as if he had just come in the store. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

From what little he had heard and from their gestures, he understood that they intended to tear up his display. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

A few days later, you say, “I’m going to eat with those guys today,” and you gesture with your head to Aubrey’s table as if it is nothing at all. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

These two small gestures practically cause cardiac arrest, so I am thinking that it is perhaps for the best that she does not race over and say anything. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

His face was scarred with the pox, but he was stern of gesture. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

"Oh somebody," I said, with a flabby gesture of dismissal. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Because I’m the prince of—” Henry looks over at her and gestures at the Orangery, at Kensington, sputtering. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know, exactly. They went to the place where memories once existed before Receivers were created. Someplace out there—” He gestured vaguely with his arm. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Jack gestured to the hallway lined with painted portraits of famous San Francisco writers wearing somber expressions and silly costumes. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Each costume, each gesture, each sign on each tent is more perfect than the last. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Quietly, I make an up-swipe gesture with two fingers and bring up my shields, then hunt for the security that blankets the dome. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

And really, I thought that the gesture was kind of nice, you know, sweet, but it made me a little bit uncomfortable. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

He gestured to the guard on his right, who pulled out a sheaf of papers and held it high. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“I thank you, human. Though delicious as you certainly are, I will honor your gesture. Follow me and I will show you the exit.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“How many times do I have to tell you, I—” “CO, because you can do better than this!” he said, gesturing at the block. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A lot of brilliant thinkers have come out of Riverview,” the professor said as he gestured for Grace and Jake to sit down. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

“Dis,” said Ess, tossing a thin arm wide, to gesture at the sky, the fire, the other children walking back to their cabins in the moonlight. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The man’s gestures as he broke the kola nut apart into five lobes were eerily like Nnaemeka’s, as was the set of his mouth, with the lower lip jutting out. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He gestured for her to come up the stairs. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

They made a variety of gestures, most of which were directed at Ignatius. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gestures to the hallway, and I slide the guitar out from under the chair. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

At a place like Fullbrook, the smallest, most insignificant gestures passed for actual concern. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe she had read a poem from Chatterbox with gestures. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I turn to Harriett, who gestures for me to go on. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I was embarrassed she’d even asked me—like I was her boss or something—and gestured for her to go ahead. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gestured with his hand, making a curve in the air above his own belly. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I gesture toward the desk, where an electric kettle rests next to packages of Top Ramen. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Their guide gestured to a nearby building that appeared to be abandoned. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Yard boys scared that a single gesture near the planter’s wife could leave them hanging from an oak tree. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

With a gesture M. Bouc signified that the three conductors might depart. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a swift gesture, he caught the handle and flung the door open. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

And Rich grins, gestures his thumb toward my mother, and says to me, “Can you believe what comes out of her mouth? Now I know where you get your sweet, tactful nature.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gestures towards the general, who smiles inanely at his own put-down. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Raising one arm he carefully formed an exaggerated obscene gesture, aiming it emphatically at the pickups. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He raised his lance in a gesture of salute, then pointed with it to a place behind Lancelot’s back. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Out of the corner of your eye, you see the young man in the next car over gesturing for you to roll your window down. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

He waved it at her with a gesture that conveyed passionate revenge. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tally let herself cry, burying her face in the scratchy wool sleeve of her new sweater, feeling Shay’s warmth against her, and feeling awful about every gesture of kindness from her friend. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I hold up my hands in a gesture of surrender, and then hold out my hand—an olive branch. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Of course”—J/C gestures to us—“it’s a lot better when you have family support. They want to make sure they discharge you into a safe environment. I don’t have that.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

He chopped down with his hand, a furious, angry gesture . . . and screeched in pain when his arm brushed against one of the sharp metal fangs that surrounded him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It was intended as a gentlemanly gesture, but Bobby looked hurt, almost insulted. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Immediately after the performance of Satiromastix, the company set out for Whitehall, on a barge provided by Her Majesty—a gesture not unlike providing the cart to haul a condemned man to the scaffold. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

If I hadn’t spoken to President Snow, this gesture might move me to tears. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“This,” she said, “is Crow. The reason Mr. Sloan is alive. Crow, these are Officers Kelly”—she gestured at the tall one—“and Reardon.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

In the shocked silence, she gestured behind her. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

With one hand, he covered his mouth, and with the other, he gestured at the rules posted on the wall. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I can’t believe I let you talk me into this,” and he gestured around the room. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she dropped Eddie’s journal in my hood, jumped down onto Tarrypin’s back, and made rude gestures at me with her little carved hands as the two trundled off after the others. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

In this heat every extra gesture was an affront to the common store of life. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Horses reared and fell over screaming, ravens flew, crazy as bats in a fire, men staggered, gesturing wildly, making speeches, dying or sometimes pretending to be dying, sneaking off. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

She followed his gesture, met my eyes, and lit up as she smiled at me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Their Dime Lion guide pushed open a heavy iron door and gestured for them to follow him down a steep staircase. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Why couldn't she have made some sort of friendly gesture? The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

She thinks of how the most accidental gestures can lead to precise conclusions. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man gestured impatiently, as if waving the doctor's words aside. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Pepperhorn reached the front of the room and gestured at his own daughter and then at Thorn and Seven with disgust. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

What signified was not the tales we told, commonplace or fantastical, but the gestures, the silence of friends as another recounted. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

A blobby gesture at a sofa near the door, and his trademark fake orchids in the corners. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pri shakes her head and gestures for me not to believe anything Donna says. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

At a gesture from Slughorn, they sat down opposite each other in the only two empty seats, which were nearest the door. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He gestured for the three of them to approach. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I assume I retain certain features of gesture and mood derived from buried fives. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gestured to the formidable band, fifty-strong, who had assembled at the side of the bandstand. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Lots of us reach out to those different from ourselves, or to those more famous or successful than we are, but that gesture isn’t always reciprocated. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Matt had copied that gesture once and had been yelled at by Celia. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The little man gestured up at the Wall with a gnarled black walking stick. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

In what seemed even to me a doomed and Pyrrhic gesture, I switched to English literature without telling my parents. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She took it with a natural gesture, as if she had been prepared for that homage, and then she uncovered her face and gave her thanks with a smile. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

It was a premeditated gesture, calculated to humiliate and terrorize her. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wordlessly, he gestured to Harry to come to his side. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He wheeled back and gestured to the couch nestled between bookcases. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

It was the smallest resistance, a losing battle from the start, but she relished the gesture. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“Have a seat,” Adrienne said, gesturing at the mostly empty tables. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

He raised the hat in a gesture that took in the entire neighborhood, the ghetto with its shantytown porches, unpaved streets, and disconsolate laundry. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The Italian’s hands flung themselves out in a gesture of apology. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Nah, I’m just about finished,” he replied, then gestured to a seat opposite him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Leon stood too and made a calming gesture with his palms. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

It was an honest gesture, but it wasn’t much of a Christmas that year. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

I changed tone of voice, facial expression, gesturing with hands, not gesturing with hands. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

As we shake hands, he gives a small bow, a common gesture here in the Capitol. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You are the author of this book, Nameless Saints, correct?” he says in a gravelly voice, gesturing to the book in his hand. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He stopped at last before a building against the outer wall and gestured for Tree-ear to wait outside. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

“Making monkey gestures and making monkey sounds is racist,” Coach Rockford answers. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

“The good thing about spice is that you can adjust it to your taste,” she says, patting her hijab in a gesture I recognize as nervousness. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

She must get it; she gestures for me to take point, and we don’t speak as we head to the watchtower. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He lifted his left hand and wiped sweat from his forehead in a long slow gesture. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

And that gesture, plus the word son again, the way he keeps saying it: Yeah, I had no choice about Heather. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

It was the fearlessness about her, about the way she gestured as she spoke, the way she smiled to show that wide gap. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The officer turned to me and gestured to my shirt. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Caesar took her hands in his and then the gesture discomfited him. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

He made a gesture with his hands, as if to demonstrate division. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The guard surprised me by making the same gesture to the bird. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

In an unconscious gesture of television-enforced democracy, mistress and servant both scrabbled unseeingly in the same bowl of nuts. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was, I thought, a gesture to the weather, and the length added inches to my height. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Cousin of mine,” the prince said, gesturing at the tombstone. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

He gestured toward the large undecorated expanse of fabric across the shoulders. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He made a smashing gesture with his fists, and the giant hands plunged the gorgons into the Tiber. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

It was a lovely gesture and that quilt has been on my divan all these years. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Someone else gestured for the officer to go back into the room and bring the family members out. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He gestured near the edge of the fence. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Amazing things happen when you stop hiding behind that hulking beast,” he said, gesturing to my cello. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She does, still gasping for breath, and gestures at my shoe. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

To move through the sweeping gestures of a grand port de bras, the aching lift of an arabesque. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

In return, Headmaster placed his hand on Neel’s head in a gesture of blessing. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Jones refused the gesture, saying that he had not helped him for money. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Three men stepped forward and I reached up without thinking, actually a desperate oratorical gesture of disagreement and defiance, as I shouted, "No!" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You want me to give you two hundred thousand kruge? And what do I get for this generous gesture?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

But with an irritating burst of activity he gestured for another card and wrote: WHO . Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

My guide, on the fourth tier, gestured me into a compartment that contained about fifteen people. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t say a word, but he gestures to my bedroom and begins walking back there. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Her friend makes a move to shield her from me, but Rhiannon gestures her off. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Yossarian threw his arms up into the air in a gesture of mighty and despairing self recrimination. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He pulled the blanket away and gestured for Bri to join him. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

“I do not know. In all this”—he gestured around them—“what is the meaning of okay?” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The conductor displayed to Poirot with a dramatic gesture the beauty of his sleeping compartment and the neat arrangement of his luggage. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beto gestured at the last of the carefully pinned pieces of cloth waiting to be stitched together. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He grinned and gestured across the street to my driveway. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Sometimes he would even gesture toward all three of us, my father, my brother, and me, and say we were "a family of machinists." The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Quentyn gestured for the big man to stay back in the shadows. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She repeated the gesture, this time pointing firstly at him, then at herself, then at the ceiling. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The gesture of pleading, the caption had read. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

He found himself engaged again, word for word, gesture for gesture, in the argument with his daughter with which this tale began. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the guy pulls the trigger and I seen Emmett’s brains”—he gestured—“splatter all over that wall back there....” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He used the gesture universal in the north to signify friendship, and laid his rifle down at his feet. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the party was generous, and I appreciated the gesture. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“I just bet two jots on a boy who wants to study bedtime stories,” Manet groused, gesturing to me with his fork. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

When she started to cry, I felt very nervous and was racking my brain for some sort of reaction, some wise word, some supportive, comforting gesture. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Tsukiko pulls another cigarette from her coat, flicking open her lighter with a lazy, practiced gesture. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The gesture looks unnatural for both of them. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Miss Anderson stands waiting for us, sliding the door open and gesturing for us to climb inside. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“I have to clean all this up,” I tell him, gesturing over my shoulder toward the easel and paints. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

She pushed uselessly at her disheveled hair in vague imitation of one of her mother’s gestures and twisted to see if her dress were torn. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

He jerks his weapon in a gesture to get people in motion. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

They sat down and gestured to Zeitoun that he could take a seat. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Nox, now behind Grave, made to do the same, but Grave started cursing at him, and Nox stopped, lifting his hands in a gesture of placation. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

They took turns gesturing toward me, encouraging me to join them. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Breath and heat and contact and shirts off and skin on skin and smiles and murmurs and the enormity revealing itself in the tiniest of gestures, the most delicate sensations. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Cara and Matthew are standing too close together, and the longer they talk, the more hand gestures they make. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Izzy had left it there on her last visit, and the casual carelessness of this gesture affronted Mrs. Richardson. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

As we walked through the crowded tram, an old man stood up to give us seats together, and I tried to tell him to sit, but he gestured toward the seat insistently. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Courtroom artists complained that his restless gestures in the witness box made it impossible to get a good sketch. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I prefer the earlier ones, with their daytime clarity, their calm arrested gestures. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

When the grave was filled, the young soldier tossed the shovel aside and then pointed to the watching boy, making a rising gesture with his hand. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Will you excuse us for a moment?” she says, gesturing to the officer. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

A vague gesture of his fingers indicated he spoke in broad terms. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He gestures to the one with the full lips first. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The message was transmitted mouth to ear, ear to mouth, with gestures made by swift-moving hands that showed just how sick the master was. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was a trademark Hassan gesture, meant he had no idea. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The familiarity of his gesture disconcerted the girl, who was paralyzed for a second but quickly drew back, trying to struggle free. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The motley conglomeration of joyful, tanked-up ruffians outside laughed until tears came; they continued to imitate animals; they sang songs and gestured obscenely at the livid dog. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled Breaking the Maya Code off the shelf and handed it to James, then gestured for them to follow him back up to the front of the store. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Sayle gestured with the gun and he walked over to a bank of elevators. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Her long, thin fingers, covered in rings, moved in dramatic gestures. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t hear the response from inside the litter, but I saw the footman making a jagged gesture down his right cheek and knew he was describing me. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“Welcome, Miss Chen,” she says, bowing her head in a calm gesture. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then he put up his hand as if he were brushing away the hair from his eyes—a most uncharacteristic gesture. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

The man held his hands up, a gesture of innocence. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He gestured at the length of the hall. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

“We could have some craft tables for kids. And a raffle for a special wishing penny for the well. It’d be more gesture than anything else,” I said. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

He gestured down to Fezzik, who scissored the man in black between his legs, began the arm climb noiselessly. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He seized the blade of Mr. Armin's sword in his cloak-wrapped hand and, with a contemptuous gesture, jerked it free and flung it aside. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

He gestured toward the black mamba and the mongoose again, and as if cued, the mongoose hissed, baring small, pointed teeth as its amber eyes flashed. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

She is feminine in her movements and gestures, and the slight gracelessness of her walk is in keeping with females of her generation. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I looked in the direction he gestured and saw chimney smoke rising from behind the hill. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Levy made a gesture that indicated that the girls would clearly go into a state of shock. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a gesture I had repeated countless times in the past, but ever since Sumac had chosen my right shoulder as his constant perch, I hadn’t needed it. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Uncle Dap rolled his eyes, disarranged his hair, cracked his knuckles, kissed his finger-tips, and made other gestures calculated to express his point of view. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she gestures toward the produce section, which is like five hundred aisles away. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“What about all these other kids?” said Sierra, gesturing to the tables filled with the country’s top young bibliophiles. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know or care what she had in mind, but I did understand when she told me through gestures that she had told Margaret Weylin I was sick. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

She was clutching the rigging, still dazed from her flashback, but she gestured that she was all right. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Dad had gestured at the two drawings again with his paint-stained fingers. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

To this I nodded and myself pointed to the three baskets I had placed by the fire, making a gesture of taking them with me to the ship. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

And in this reflexive gesture, the dimensions of our tragedy are laid bare. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

A new director had been appointed and this was his gesture of apology for all the difficulties that had led up to the riot, a promise of better treatment and better times to come. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don't say a word,” she whispered, gesturing to the balconies and windows all around us. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

She saw his gesture and understood it and her mouth hardened. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He rested his head in one hand in a very human gesture. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

He made a small shooing gesture with one hand, and Bast hurried off, looking unhappy. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The guard looked at the woman who’d just given birth, looked at Nguyen, then turned and stepped off the bus, gesturing the passengers to get back on. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Kanue didn’t snap at Muamer; he simply gestured with his hand to encourage his new teammate to stay onside, to be patient. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Before he could enact for her some gesture of loving acceptance, she turned, and she and Leon marched on, calling out the boys’ names. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

It was quite an unnecessary gesture and made it seem I simply couldn't bear to give chemistry up. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

He obeyed the gesture of her hand they both sat down opposite Poirot. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

He decided he wouldn’t glean himself—that would be too pointless and pathetic a gesture. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Mr. Quisling gestured to his lecture outline about the Roman Empire and said, “Then surely you know what Edgar Allan Poe and Julius Caesar have in common?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He gestures toward the winding curves of the Splash Magic River, where the riders sit in tubes and float along a moving channel. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Sud-denly, he gestured at me to look to the left: Across a ridge, bathed in yellow light, was a tiger. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The gesture stretches out the freckles on his skin. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

There was nothing I could do to prepare except to practice my physical and facial gestures in the mirror. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

By this gesture he assumed full responsibility, but at that moment, she hated him for the inadequacy of the response. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The young men among them were gesturing more excitedly than usual and I thought they must have seen an adventure film. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Alfred stopped at the infirmary and made a grand gesture with his arm. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He gestured to their table, already adorned with the few books Rishi had specifically ordered and requested to be placed there. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

A black earthenware pot of tea steamed there, and Sister Ailan gestured to Taisin to take a seat while she poured the tea. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Then, in a tentative gesture, the boy lifted a hand and pointed. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

They could see Smith and the stewards making angry gestures at each other, but they couldn’t make out the words. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you take that side”— he gestured to W gallery—“and I’ll take this.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And with that menacing gesture, Linda suddenly realized something was terribly wrong. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pressed his four hands to his heart and fell down heavily upon his great bottom, curling his tail around his body in a protective gesture. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

They played it over and over for dozens of hours, examining in slow motion every gesture and expression. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

He closed it again and gestured toward the other, smaller drawers. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She leads me through a dim half-corridor and gestures to the sofa. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

His good-natured childish face beamed with satisfaction as with a last eloquent gesture, he paused and wiped his forehead with a handkerchief. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

He imagined that Bruce had made a gesture to silence them. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Miss Miller was now the only teacher in the room: a group of great girls standing about her spoke with serious and sullen gestures. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

She touches the bodice of her blouse with a flat hand, gestures toward me. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

He was talking loudly to the others and gesturing at Moniek. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

But that gesture will mean nothing if I don’t support it now. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I’m not sure if the gesture is geared toward me or the clerk. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Wolf Head gestured to Lion Head at the opposite gate. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She made a vague gesture to the west, indicating, Lazlo supposed, the whole rest of the world. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a pale blue dress, a gossamer veil, and a scowl, gesturing at herself. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I saw the thick muscles in his arm tense and relax as he made a gesture outside. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He pointed with his eyes and a gesture of his hand. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

She ran a hand through her hair, in an exasperated gesture reminiscent of her brother. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He reaches over and brushes his knuckles quickly over my cheek, an affectionate gesture, a gesture that comes from the Van de Kamp family. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Others gestured as if they were scouting or hunting. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

She turned her head to the side, whether to permit him the gesture or to avoid seeing it I could not tell. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I turned from them with a disgusted gesture and headed off into the crowded room. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“You’ll work with Nigel today, he’s our youngest,” he said, gesturing towards a man with a pale doughy body, spiky dark hair, and an almost cherubic face. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

There was more tenderness and love in the gestures of that little boy than in all the caresses he had showered on any woman in his life. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She gestured to the two leather armchairs across from her. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He wiped the bottle sweat and turned it up to his lips—a gesture that made me uncomfortable. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

The satyr just made a shooing gesture like, Go. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The gesture brought her longing coupled with despair. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The guard unchains the gate and gestures for me to come inside. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“One small step above a dray, and when it rains she—” The man cut him off with a sharp gesture. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

If the man entered and Hannah was carrying a coal scuttle up from the basement, she handled it in such a way that it became a gesture of love. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He gestured for her to walk in front. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“Good, good. However, it is a matter between you and the bird. That hawk,” he gestured indignantly, “has said something uncouth about your mother.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Lydia gave them a “now scoot” gesture, and they went inside. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

The fat man stroked one of the prongs of his oiled yellow beard, a gesture Tyrion found remarkably obscene. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I saw him gesture and explain a route. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

There sat Dumbledore looking unusually tired; his hand was as black and burned as ever, but he smiled when he gestured to Harry to sit down. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

But the professor holds his hands out in a placating gesture. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“Enter,” came a gravelly voice, and Mama opened the door, gesturing for Ophie to follow her. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

He tapped her gently on her shoulder, and gestured for them to get up. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

He moved forward and gestured to the baby. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

It may have been a protective stance, but it was also a gesture of weakness and submission which was bound to provoke greater violence. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

She gestures toward the sweater around my waist while I shiver in the drizzling rain. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He repeated his words verbatim, indicating with hand gestures that we would have to remove our scarves. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“It’s a wonderful gesture. But it’s too much.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Percy waved his hand in a tell you later gesture. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

She gestured for him to prop his foot on the bench. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

She gestured with her chin in the direction of the corral. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Taran shouted and gestured for his companions to take cover in the woods. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

He widened the opening and gestured her inside. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Thank you,” said Voldemort, and he took the seat to which Dumbledore had gestured — the very seat, by the looks of it, that Harry had just vacated in the present. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

At the crudity of this gesture the Object’s calm began to crack. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“I think it’s safe to say she did. I mean, again”—Amelia gestures meaningfully at the photographs—“just saying.” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The old woman’s voice had changed: her accent, her gesture, and all were familiar to me as my own face in a glass—as the speech of my own tongue. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

She lifted up her white arms, and spread out her hands towards the East in a gesture of rejection and denial. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Oh God. Do you think he’s planning some big gesture to win her back?” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

The psychiatrist nodded and gestured for me to leave. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Several of them stopped, grabbed their own shoulders and chests with exaggerated gestures, and pretended to be hit. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Richard said little else, and instead looked at the hawkers on the road, shouting, gesturing, running after cars to collect their money. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“So, like, do you want to”—he made a gesture with two fingers like a pair of scissors—“go all the way?” George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

She begins to rise, but Christoffel gestures for her to stay seated. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Pashayan believed that the Treasury Department might appreciate the humanitarian gesture and eventually might allow the match to go forward by giving Bobby a special license to play. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Even if she hadn’t made that gesture, I would have been able to pick her out. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

We were irreconcilably other, and never was it more obvious than when the three of us walked through the empty plane, the stewardess nodding sympathetically and gesturing us toward our row in the distant back. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Luke grinned and gestured for Annabeth to sit next to him—as if he’d never betrayed her, as if he were still her friend. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then she mutely gestured to a chair and picked up the phone. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

And still others raised their hands, palms forward, in a calming gesture that Reynie recognized too well. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I looked him right in the eye, and I said, ‘Mr. Mooney, I think it would be a nice gesture if you went in and held your wife’s hand. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

He gestures for her to wait outside, and a moment later, he locks the door behind him and leads her and Max down streets narrow and sloping. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Excellent,” Reginald-Bartholomew says, and he turns and gestures over his shoulder. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Back inside, he used gestures to let Moniek know where the hiding place was. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Want it there?” he asked and gestured toward the gray room with his chin. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He gestures for the musicians to stop playing, and they do, just long enough for him to shout, “It’s verdict time!” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Very slowly, with the hesitating gesture of one who reaches forward to stroke a shy and possibly rather dangerous bird, he put out his hand. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mumtaz picked up a serving bowl and gestured for me to pick up the platter. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I made a casual gesture as if tossing something away. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He switched off the ignition and turned with what he hoped would be taken for a gesture of surety, of casual mastery toward Emma Lee. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each of the other eight masters made some sort of exasperated noise or gesture. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

His gesture would have been unpleasant if his eyes had not been so astonishingly sweet and bright. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He talked to virtually no one but his horses, and then only in their vernacular of small gestures and soft sounds. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I made a dismissive gesture, as if I couldn’t believe he’d taken my joke seriously. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He hardly ever made gestures of affection, even to his sister. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Ginny did not seek another one-to-one meeting with Harry for the rest of the day, nor by any look or gesture did she show that they had shared more than polite conversation in her room. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He was not gesturing to Brian but was sitting in the park at a bench looking at a barbecue pit and for a time nothing happened. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You might think that the doctors or nurses or all this is running the show,” she says, gesturing to the wall of medical equipment. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m thinking maybe Sandy will feel sorry for me and postpone our big meeting until after winter break, which starts tomorrow, when he mouths at me My office, and gestures toward the door. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

There is so much in that small gesture. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Donovan’s arm swept outward in a vague, grandiose gesture, “You got me!” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Dimple made a vague circling gesture with her hands, like that would make what she was trying to say clearer. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I always forgot that Jack had a certain inappropriateness in his expressions and gestures, as if he had learned them from an illustrated text. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But before that, my grand romantic gesture would have totally gotten me laid.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know how I’d get around the beach with this thing. Too much sand,” he said, gesturing to his foot. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Guitar rubbed the back of his neck and lifted his face to the sun in a gesture of expansiveness and luxury. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mom, you can have a seat,” he added, gesturing toward a row of folding chairs near the door, but within perfect view of all the action. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

She gestured to the file on the table and added, “I’ve just got the contract to supply army boots for the battalion in Kaduna.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He gestures to a table in the last row of the cafeteria. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

We have built up a repertoire of such gestures, such familiarities, between us. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could see it in the very way Vera moved her hand when she carried the fork to her mouth; she seemed to be shrinking from life in every gesture she made. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The Sleeper gestured to Mini with a fake frown on his face, but he kept his gaze on Aru. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

As if from a great distance, I can see that Thomas is still speaking, gesturing with his hands, pulling me to him for a hug. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Downwards with a double-handed gesture at the two that held trousers, downwards again to loosen her undergarment. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I heard the pitch of fear in their voices as they called and gestured frantically. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was growing a little stout, but it did net seem to detract an iota from the grace of every step, pose, gesture. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kvothe gestured for Chronicler to set down his pen and stretched, lacing his fingers together above his head. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Upstairs he leaves his coat on until I gesture for him to take it off and hang it in the coat closet. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The commander gestured to a lieutenant and said, “Then see for yourself.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He made a gesture with his hand as if chopping something into sections while he spoke. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

That evening, in the bosom of the now-dear family home I uncoiled my fearful secret and in a brave gesture left a note on Daddy Clidell’s bed. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Does he remember this long-ago gesture, how he consoled me when Hamlet disdained my gift? Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Using her good hand, the woman grasped Matty’s hands with a warm gesture of thanks as she turned away. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

As they fled, the ghouls paused only to turn and make rude gestures at the beast and possibly also at Bod. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

But the truth is, no one deserves a grand gesture more than you. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

It would have been too telling a gesture—to admit the desire for sensation, the body, my body. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had to repeat himself, because Jaime did not move, remaining as unresponsive as ever, without the slightest gesture to show that he had heard his brother’s words. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gestured at her, making sure to keep his eyes on her eyes this time. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

It’s a gesture less of desire than of fatigue. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

She was standing at the museum entrance, way at the top of the steps, gesturing impatiendy at me to come on. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Then, my heart beating faster, I made my old gesture of payment, spinning the coin upon the bar and waited. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ash watched the huntress, who was gesturing with her left hand as she spoke, and the ring she wore — a gold signet ring stamped with the seal of the Royal Hunt — winked in the light. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was an unfamiliar gesture but felt right. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sorry,” she said to them again, gesturing at the phone. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He drew deeply, coughed intensely—it was then that I first truly noticed he had a viciously fluid-sounding persistent cough—and gestured to Gretchen. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He gestures with his pistol, the business end pointed right at me, and I crawl the rest of the way in, the door closing behind me. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

She gestures for Marco to step out into the rain, taking a drag from her cigarette as he obediently walks through the open curtain, trying to make sense of her last statement. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

But with my bit of Elfian and gestures and laughter, we cobbled together a language understood by all. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

He pressed his lips to hers and gestured to the old boubou she was wearing. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Bending, she touched Baba’s feet and then her own forehead in a pranam—the gesture of honor younger people gave elders on special occasions. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

The huntress walked in the direction that she had pointed and gestured for Ash to follow her. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the final window, a red Indian received a piece of parchment from three white men who stood in noble postures, their hands open in gestures of negotiation. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

It’s a kind gesture, but something about it makes me feel like I’m not really there. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Whenever they shook hands, Mr. White squeezed her fingers, a gesture thick with suggestion, and she would pull her hand free and avoid his eyes until they left. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The smith nodded and gestured for Kote to follow him into the back of the shop. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

His arms went around her again in a comforting, reassuring gesture. A Wrinkle in Time 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This is the rest of the club,” Miles said, gesturing around to all of them. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“I am impressed, I will admit, that you made it this far. But as you can see”—he gestured toward the Nightbeast—“you are no match for a Nightbeast. Or for me.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

When she had straightened the bed to his liking the big Greek inclined his head so deliberately that the gesture seemed one of benediction rather than a simple nod of thanks. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

My hand worries the absence on my left side, a habitual gesture now. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They bowed to each other, like a gesture of affection, but no touching. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“These were headed here, in any case,” she said, gesturing to the roaches. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

She gestured to the four men entering the court. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Take it,” she whispered out of the side of her mouth, gesturing with the note. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

And in addition to these subtle gestures, she laid down the law. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

At this close range he could perhaps make some gesture to Miss O’Hara or whisper something about Boethius that would attract her attention. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Oh, don't let me upset you," he said with an elegant gesture of self-disgust. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He waved me away with an impatient gesture, as if I still stank, though I had done my best to wash thoroughly. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m a pretty busy guy,” he said, gesturing to a chair in his cramped home office that smelled slightly of damp. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

McNaughton gestured for quiet; he wanted to hear the rest of the president’s statement. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

There were many gestures before we left, though the two men spoke among themselves. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gestured to the shore, where a skiff with an outboard motor waited. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

But he stopped himself, and gestured to the two slaves who had brought Julius in. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

He didn’t see the giants, so he gestured for his friends to come forward and take a look. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I watched how Flint gradually learned to use more and more of the different calls and gestures that chimpanzees use to communicate with each other. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

He took the wretched ball away from her with a gesture which was almost rough. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I look at my mother, and she gestures for me to answer. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

The man held up his hand in a gesture I understood not. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“We worship the Object,” he said, gesturing toward the stage, and bowing. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s reasonably comfortable, and if you like to read...” he gestured at the walls. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to make a friendly gesture to Hagrid as he passed, but Hagrid’s eyes were so swollen it was a wonder he could see where he was going. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The overly dramatic gestures make the plot easy to follow even without a soundtrack. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Lord Fredrick made a swooping gesture with his cigar, leaving trails of smoke in the air. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

He gestured at the lute case that lay at my side. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He didn’t reply, only raised his free hand in a gesture half wave, half salute, and reeled out of the light. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

His face assumes a deferential expression and he gestures broadly toward an entrance on the opposite side. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Simmon made a one-handed gesture to me as he set down his tray. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Tidings was in his glory in the parking lot, handing out numbers to each driver, gesturing with wide sweeps of his arms, getting everybody ready to line up. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

It’s in fast German; I can’t understand the words, but I can understand the meaning as he gestures to the end of the block. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

It was nevertheless a touching and generous gesture from one small boy to another and I have never forgotten it. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was such a small and simple gesture, but it filled him then with a wondering softness. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

She rubs the space between my shoulder blades—a gesture that always calmed me down when I was little. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I said, gesturing to him to introduce me. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

I thought as I watched my mother one night: Of course a friend had been right when she told me that I gestured and laughed just like my mother. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The coroner strode to the table and lifted the kidnap note with a slow, long, delicate, and deliberate gesture. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I said again, gesturing toward the ticket, “It is written there.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was remembering my father,” I say instead, gesturing at my wrist. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The horned goddess gestured for them to follow her into a clearing several yards away from the hut and the yumboes. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“Well, I gotta get back to monitoring this,” he said, gesturing behind him to the rally. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

A nice gesture, but I have to turn him down. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

She taught me not only the words but their proper reading and what gestures to use. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Their unspeakable beauty may have as much to do with the sense of a lost world as it does with Strauss’s final gesture of love and gratitude to his wife of over fifty years. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

If she could discover such a gesture for the wolves she would be able to make friends with them and share their food, like a bird or a fox. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Magnet gestured with his arms to the great expanse around them. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

The rest, with faces contorted from the strain of trying to listen, saw distant men gesturing wildly into the sound-killing miasma of whispers, coughs and creaking shoe leather. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The bedspread has been strewn with flower petals, a final gesture before their families withdrew. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

At ten I knew the meaning of the many ritual gestures the priest makes during the mass. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

A man came out from between the columns and gestured to them to go away. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

She takes off her thick, long scarf and wraps it around my shoulders—a gesture that only my mother has ever done for me. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“We can still use them. One was a woman. Meris. Send her back, as a... a gesture of my regard. If their captain is a clever man, he will understand.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The officials in the lobby were growing more impatient and gestured at the visitation officer, who came back into the room. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“My Datsun”—Mum offered some braised celery to Aunt Alice, who made a No thanks gesture—“passed its MOT with flying colors last week.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

He makes a typing gesture with his hands, but I shake my head. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She gestured for Javier to sit down at the table, and he followed her, sitting down on the far side. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Papa said, gesturing at the remaining bags—bags someone else in another barrack was surely missing—then shrugging. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Just mentionably, Mrs. Glass had managed earlier that morning to make two token gestures on behalf of the arriving painters. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

I flew down the sidewalk and found him standing in front of a vacant lot, making gestures to a man with a shovel. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I gestured to all the signs of Rich lying about. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He closed his eyes and made a gesture with his fingers that might’ve been crossing himself, but it wasn’t. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

In a dramatic gesture, Shackleton took his gold cigarette case and a handful of gold coins from his pocket and dropped them on the snow. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

Like the way you can memorize someone’s gestures but never know their thoughts. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

He got up to follow her, but Piper gestured for him to wait. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“He is not your opponent,” Hector says with a dismissive gesture, the lace cuff of his shirt fluttering like a moth. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Chet, who never let me pass him at school without some idiotic gesture. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

He pressed the fingers of his hands together, the same gesture she had seen her father use a thousand times. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She had gestured to the Rolodex on her desk during one of their earliest sessions, then turned the dial to flip through the contact cards. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

They had been halfhearted tokens of penance, insincere, corrupt gestures meant more for his own appeasement than hers. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

He gestured in the direction I was walking. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She gestured for them to follow and sprinted down the slope. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Finnick’s yelling something back, gesturing to the end of the block where we entered. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t think of anything else, not the right words, not the right gesture. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

I make a flattening gesture with my hands. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the second day the older monk carried in a cane chair for the use of Lieutenant Jimmy Cross, placing it near the altar area, bowing and gesturing for him to sit down. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sheriff shrugged, smiled vaguely, gestured at the nearest mountain peak with his burrito. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You know that’s a useless, almost a foolish gesture, a complete waste of energy and time?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She even wore her green celluloid visor on her way to and from work, a gesture that Mr. Gonzalez interpreted as a symbol of loyalty to Levy Pants. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Christ, I’m trying to make it”—he gestures inelegantly at the front of his pants—“go away.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She goes outside, gesturing for me to follow her. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I take it to be some sort of positive gesture because there are no fingers involved. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Slowly he steps behind my parents, gesturing the security detail with guns aside. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I was surprised to see the superintendent come forth with a package wrapped in white tissue paper, and, gesturing for quiet, address the men. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

With another laborious sigh, she gestured around her. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Her competition was already back in their seats, writing definitions for words like gesture and narrator. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

From the looks of their gesturing, they would dance an African dance. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Would the gesture have been so threatening if he was white?” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Cain keeps walking, gesturing for me to follow. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“If she don’t throw it at me, Ah’ll take a chance on cornin’ back,” he announced, making gestures to indicate he was hidden behind a post. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Kim pulls at my arm and gestures for me to hurry as I begin to fall behind. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was an old-fashioned gesture, but cute, somehow. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

But I suppose it was a civilrous gesture on his part. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before I could say a thing, she held up her hand to her lips and gestured towards the wall where her diplomas hung. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas nudged her and gestured with his head. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He made a dismissive gesture with his gun. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

"Look," gestured the first old woman, pointing with her knife. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

He wiped his hand across his nose and the gesture filled Edward with a terrible feeling of love and loss. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

Kvothe made a conciliatory gesture with one hand, and smiled a tight smile. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Mom had her hair in a ponytail, her mouth was open like she was talking, and she was making a weird two-handed gesture, like she was cradling an imaginary volleyball. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

My father does the same, though it’s a clumsier gesture. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He leaves the Pennsylvania House and walks across the city to nearby Georgetown, where he makes the unusual gesture of calling on Lucinda Metz, an old girlfriend. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

It was a mere flick of Balekin’s blade, an almost nonchalant gesture. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Ifemelu gestured to take in the room, the view of the lake, the town. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Thank you,” he said, and he held out both his hands to me, a gesture of friendship that in Karhide is not lightly made. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

She kept gesturing with her hands, but she didn’t look upset. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Those two men have reached the Kwango River and are gesturing helplessly at an astonished fisherman. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stopped, gesturing towards the seat, but he kept his gaze levelly ahead. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He takes a drag, exhales a long gray stream of smoke, then gestures at the giants. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

A bowl of fresh bing cherries is nice, but to turn them into a pastry is surely a more thoughtful gesture. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Chacho pointed at the door and made an extremely rude hand gesture. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

White Americans have contented themselves with gestures that are now described as “tokenism.” The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

I circle around, my arms flailing over my head, but just as quickly I’m disgusted that I’m mimicking Claire’s nervous gestures. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

They gestured broadly with their arms and made expressive faces, reminding me of Uncle Turu. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Maybe she feels that if I’ve risen in status enough to be given a match, she can afford her own small gesture. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

His action was little more than a faint gesture, but it meant that Kurtsinger had to either slow down or commit to the outside. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Omakayas put the cup down, picked it up again at Tallow’s abrupt gesture. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

When he started to talk, the former president was his usual exuberant self, gesturing wildly with his hands. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

A futile gesture, even childish, but she was determined to hold it as long as she could. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The savages sniggered a bit and one gestured at Ralph with his spear. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Aw, you just a baby,” she said, slapping her dingy palm through the air at me in a contemptuous gesture. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was way too small for George and way too big for Charlie, but he'd been grateful to have it; it had been one of George's few kind gestures. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

All the while she’d been chopping fruit, and she made a broad gesture with her knife. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

What mattered were individual relationships, and a completely helpless gesture, an embrace, a tear, a word spoken to a dying man, could have value in itself. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

It preened a long iridescent feather, shook its head, raised and lowered its crest in a gesture that was somehow threatening, and turned to gaze at us with a perfectly round, yellow eye. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“I feel that I have earned your charity,” he said, gesturing to the spiral notebooks he’d filled with plans. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

The boy clutched his arm in a warning gesture, but Silvertongue seemed to have forgotten him. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“What about you, you cave fairy? Plastering your absurd interpretations onto the most innocent of gestures.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

"Wrong, it was wrong, I . . . only a girl . . . Varys, Littlefinger, even my brother . . . worthless ... no one to tell me no but you, Ned . . . only you . . ." He lifted his hand, the gesture pained and feeble. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Baba gestures with his arm and moves off the highway. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

They babbled and gestured toward her basket, their movements disjointed, their tones raised, and Olanna made out some of the words. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Peeta makes a little gesture with his spoon, connecting Gale and me. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

He opened it and indicated the child with a gesture of his head. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, the weather is not ideal, as I’m certain you’ve noticed,” August says, gesturing up at the heavy grey clouds. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He takes a big swig of the soda, and then comes over to me and gestures for me to hand him Hector. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Bodega gestured for us to go outside, and I silently followed him to the playground. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

He thought this quite a nice gesture, but the romance was lost on Ruby. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He gestured, and she could see a large table with his carving tools and scraps of wood. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Honestly, it went a lot better than I expected. I know a lot of people don’t mess with me because I’m—” He gestures to his size. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

His chair squeaked, and he gestured to the door. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I pull out the chair at my little desk and gesture for my mom to take a seat. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Bends, turns, eye movements, hand gestures—I'm good at all of them. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I reach for her hand, and then it seems natural to continue the gesture and give her the hug I’ve refused Papa all month. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He makes a gesture like smoke dispersing into the air. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He gestured to the wreckage of his shop with a bandaged hand. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Bull continued to speak, gesturing with his right hand, his lips moving, his eyes narrowing, as he continued the lecture in a soundless world where he was the sole audience. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Out of the corner of his eye, Mark caught movement, at the bottom of the steps and gestured toward it with his weapon. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Clarence gestured for the three treasure hunters to follow him through the red door into the control room. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

I made a sweeping gesture with my right hand, and a three-dimensional hologram of Castle Anorak appeared, floating in the air in front of me. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I gesture for him to come over, but he shakes his head and stares down at the floor, never looking up at me again. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

She gestured as if to tell Rebecca to let the next person speak. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

In a gesture to its longtime, long-suffering ally, Peru symbolically gave two miles of its shoreline to Bolivia in 1992. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Rishi gestured to a glossy black convertible with the top down. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

When we reach the door, before we go in, he pats me on the shoulder, a gesture of encouragement, and of wistful resignation. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

She gestured down the side corridor, her hands shaking. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

This familiar gesture of human friendship that I have become so unused to is made all the more unfamiliar as he chops the air with the knife. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The gesture had to carry all that had not been said, and she answered it with pressure from her own hand. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

His lordship gestured at the banner hanging above the cold black hearth. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

People were shouting, gesturing to each other, beginning to run all in the same direction, southward, toward the palace. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

My mother pulled my arm and I walked with her to the preacher and shook his hand, a gesture that made me a candidate for baptism. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ginika said, gesturing, jangling the many silver bangles around her wrist. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Van Helsing stepped out, and, obedient to his gesture, we all advanced too; the four of us ranged in a line before the door of the tomb. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Come,” he said softly, and gestured for me to follow. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It felt comforting this time, a memory of a ritual that gestured safety. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He gestures up a hill on my right, and I immediately turn and look at it, without needing much of his directing. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Kira sighed, and with a feeble gesture she inserted the needle into the cloth as he held the frame for her. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

He gestures at a door behind the altar. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

The woman left her washing and got up from the bank, gesturing for me to follow. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

In many ways my parents seem so different from each other, but they possess this intimate mode of communication—a gesture, a look, a tone—that I envy. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He gestured like a street hawker with the tear in his shirt flapping like a tongue. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

The boy crossed the short distance, and Van Eck gestured him over to his side, giving him a pat on the back. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Henry interpreted it as a warm gesture and returned it. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Only bits and pieces—a gesture or a long but isolated tirade—caught my attention or aroused my interest. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Thank you,” Darkness said, gesturing to the sand painting. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He pointed to Carl and began to make all the gestures of obscenity which he knew. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The gesture seems to touch her in some way. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Taran gestured for the others to stand away from the bush. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

They walked up and down and spoke loud Yoruba to one another and laughed and gestured to the village girls. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He gestured with his dagger at the men around them, all the hard cold men in black. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

They have a way of communicating that doesn’t need words: a look, a gesture, a poke—mostly from Safaa to Amin. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

We have hard and painful work to do, you and I. “Please sit down,” he said, and gestured toward the nearby chair. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Bill gestured with the drumstick in one hand and the bottle of wine in the other. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

She gestured at the spot next to her on the couch. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

This time, a crowd of people start shooing the poor dog away from the beach, gesturing angrily with their hands. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Kanue patted the air with his palms, gesturing to Mandela to calm down. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

People also figured only a miracle could save Joe from his foolhardy suicidal gesture. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, yes,” MoMo said, gesturing in a get on with it way. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Kinzie made a three-fingered claw over her heart, like the voodoo gestures Hazel’s mom once used for warding off the Evil Eye. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The whole table mimics my gesture to show respect for the dying. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Ira heard and opened her eyes, gesturing vaguely towards him. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gestured to the popcorn popping behind the glass doors of the machine. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Looks like Halloween is early this year,” my grandfather says, gesturing to a group of goth boys standing in line. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

He made a sweeping gesture, indicating the angry mob that surrounded him. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Then he put a finger over his lips and gestured for me to follow him into the living room. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tide was nearly out, the channel little more than a stream, but he waited on the far side, gesturing for me to come across. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

The young man stepped forward, and she instinctively mirrored the gesture by moving back. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He raised one huge hand like a vast claw and made a gesture as if pushing a disgusting thing away from him, into the black air. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our conversations are often mostly pictures and gestures. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gestures to the distance we’re keeping from one another even now. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Duff pulled on his pants and gestured at the front of them. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

He opened the door and gestured for her to come in. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

With a swift glance around the room, he at once laid out our plan of attack, and, without speaking a word, with a gesture, placed us each in position. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

But Emenike resumed talking, gesturing, his movements fluid and sure, his manner still that of a person convinced they knew things that other people would never know. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Dona Ester reached out her hand, but not in greeting; the gesture was intended to hold him back. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

They have difficulty interpreting nonverbal cues, such as gestures and facial expressions or putting themselves inside someone else's head or drawing understanding from anything other than the literal meaning of words. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

The whole gesture had been carried out in an absent-minded sort of way, but of course, I had spotted the occurrence and had advanced swiftly to remove the offending item. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

The crowd again started cheering and made aggressive gestures in the direction of the police. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their husbands’ breath became intolerable, and when they weren’t too sick to move, they were waving their arms, gesturing to the men to keep away. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He walked to the king’s side, and then gestured for Michelangelo to join him. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

In retrospect, Franklin’s final gesture at leadership served to solidify his historic reputation as a man who possessed in his bones a feeling for the future. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

He reined up grandly, waved the hat in one long slow swop, bowed halfway down off the horse—a broad sweeping cavalier’s gesture. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pointed to the floor with his paw in a gesture that Matthias interpreted as “Stop here.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Next to the car, a cabbie laid his hand on his horn, then gestured wildly to the driver in front of him. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Her slightest gesture, her faint scent of fresh laundry and soap, the light in her eyes and the grace of her delicate neck crowned with untamable curls—I loved everything about her. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We didn’t do that!” said Harry, gesturing up at the skull. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Kaltain gestured to the girl, poorly hidden distaste written across her beautiful face. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He gestured us back into the living room and then moved down the hall to the room at the far end—the one with the black curtains hanging on the side of the entrance. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

The witch motioned to one of the chairs in a long, graceful gesture that made Adelaide’s swan arms look jerky and pained in comparison. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

But the lantern’s light lingered, just long enough for Ashoke to raise his hand, a gesture that he believed would consume the small fragment of life left in him. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He gestured from one person to the next. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He gestured for Father to come forward, but Father needed no invitation, it seems. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soldiers in camouflage are gesturing to the left, and yell to us. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He waited with increasing dread for the scythe to speak, but instead the scythe gestured to the boy, who cleared his throat and said, “Mr. Ziller, you have been chosen for gleaning.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Then I gestured expectantly toward the table to sing a verse of their own. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

With a single, firm gesture, Gwydion drew the blade and held it aloft. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

He gestures and waves and thinks, and then points to himself and says, “Handsome?” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The principal, Mr. Bridges, was pacing nervously and gesturing to Coach Warner. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was a natural mimic and his gestures sold the story. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

But he doesn’t follow the direction of Nick’s arm, because interpreting a pointing gesture requires, if you think about it, that you instantaneously inhabit the mind of the person doing the pointing. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“I ... I am in your service.. .Cinder made a placating gesture. “You are a tool in my hand,” the shadowed man interrupted gently. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I gesture through the window for him to come in. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

She gestures for Molly to sit across from her. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“I was telling the boy that according to Plato, man is delined,” he said, smiling affably and gesturing to the cart, “as a featherless biped with broad nails, receptive of political philosophy.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She ought to return the gesture, but she didn’t know how. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

He gestured with a long white hand to the empty cups in front of me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Levy made a gesture that indicated acceptance of injustice and tragedy. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

A wrong move or sudden gesture could mean massive retaliation by the police. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

She pointed to the cave and then to me and made gestures as if she were making a fire. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think it’s gonna be something to, I don’t know, remember her folks with or make some kind of gesture or something but she finds what she’s looking for and it’s only a flashlight. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

She reaches out to touch the image in the mirror with a gesture of longing and apprehension. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ekon copied the gesture and stuck his head through the door. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know what to make of his gesture save its unorthodoxy, its colloquial and unprofessional tone. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You took a simple gesture as an excuse to humiliate me. Do you have some delusional notion that you have a right to me?” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Suitcase did his best to be friendly, and said that as a gesture of goodwill he had decided to withdraw all pending charges against us. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He nods at me and stands aside, gesturing for me to the enter the house, but he doesn’t say anything. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

With drunken, angry gestures, he motions for me to come. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He made an expansive gesture for me to join him on the stage. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

A trained elegance shone through even his briefest gestures and steady posture. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I asked her, with a long series of gestures that would have made no sense to anyone else, if she wanted anything special. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

He gestured with his hand to a closed door. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gestured to the book on the kitchen table, Graham Greene’s The Heart of the Matter. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He gestured at his eyebrows, which he was raising one at a time while simultaneously puckering his lips. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He gestured for Chronicler to pick up his pen. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Ultimately, he knew the gesture wouldn’t do much against the grootslangs wrath, but maybe while the thing was busy eating him, Koffi could run. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“Plus, I like the course study better. Especially after all this”—she gestures with all four limbs. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

"Take this one away to await the pleasure of the khal," he commanded, gesturing at the man on the ground. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Then you don’t know. There’s big news. It concerns Earth ” A silver hand gestured. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

The badger bowed low in a dignified manner, gesturing with her massive blunt paw. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He watched a couple get ushered into the restaurant, and the hostess gestured to him and Javier, letting him know they were next. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

There was nothing to do but gesture to the right and gesture to the left, exactly as she had practiced, only faster and faster, until finally the stanza was done. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

He sat on the porch after I handed him his pastry and gestured for me to join him. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

He gestured to one of the brothers emerging from the corridor. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Knowing not to sit on the furniture, she crouched, instead, in doorways and hallways, and observed gestures and manners in the same way a person tends to watch traffic in a foreign city. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

He gestured to Meggie's mother to step back from the grating and retreated himself, nimble as a dancer. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He gestured with his hand and the soldiers behind him made the same movement with their guns. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Benny tripped over a gnarled vine and fell hard to the ground, his hands still up in a defensive gesture. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“Avert!” said Vetch, turning his left hand in the gesture that turns aside the ill chance spoken of. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

I must have been staring because she saw me looking and waved at me, gesturing for me to come to her. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

With a sweeping gesture he indicated the rows of microscopes, the test-tubes, the incubators. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

He raised both palms, a gesture almost of surrender, palms facing Longstreet, tried to say something, shook his head for the last time. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, the leader scratched his chin—so spirits itched?—and gestured at the diviner standing nearby. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He gestured impatiently, mumbling something about numbskulls not taking hints, and the boys stepped through the open doorway. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

For a swift instant, between the gesture and the opaque glitter of his glasses, I saw the blinking of sightless eyes. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I did as he said, but when he gestured for me to move to the rear of the room, I shook my head. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

A cup of coffee, a free meal in his restaurant, a fine black cigar—policemen valued these gestures of affinity and grace. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Hideo steps inside the wall, then gestures for me to join him. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Let’s talk outside,” she said, gesturing to the side door behind him, beyond which lay the darkness of night. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Then, right before what was sure to be his final serve, Glenn made a grand gesture of pulling a tennis ball from his pocket and placing it on the ground. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“For several span we will have this in the shop,” he said simply, gesturing to the metal container that stood nearby. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

His wife followed some Red Guards back and forth, saying something and gesturing in supplication. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Wish I hadn’t bought this now,” said Ron, gesturing at his dancing shamrock hat and gazing longingly at the Omnioculars. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t mean any harm,” I begged, making piteous gestures. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Javier gave a slight nod, then licked his lips before saying, “Moss, come meet my mamá,” and he gestured toward the kitchen. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She raised up her hands in the gesture of a prayer. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Observing a particularly attractive and congenial-looking square entering its flat house, the apple decides, in a gesture of interdimensional amity, to say hello. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she said, “You know, cara mia, I think it might make a nice gesture if you went to visit him.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Lady Dustin held out her wine cup and let him fill it, then gestured for him to do the same for Theon. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He thrust toward her a heavy quilt, none too clean even in that dim light, but a gesture of kindness nonetheless. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

He gestured modestly to the church with his cutlass. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I gestured to the gaps between the grey buildings Elodin had shown to me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Then Bloom saw it, caught the motion, a hand out the Dancing Trout pickup window, Horsethief Shorty’s hand, up in a gesture, not obscene, but friendly—he waved. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know what kind of gesture I made, but he stayed where he was, behind me. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

I drive back to Manhattan very, very slowly, ignoring the rude hand gestures of people who screech around past me. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I returned the bow respectfully, then stretched out my palm, a gesture he recognized from the time we’d spent questing together. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

It’s not much, but it’s a gesture to give me a pretend kind of privacy. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He goes on to explain that he’s footing the bill for all these ‘castles in the air,’ as he calls them, gesturing to the paintings. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

The worker gestures downward with his thumb to signal the crane operator to continue slowly lowering the granite panel. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

And she gestured to them, almost in appeal. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

The second guard readied her spear, gesturing frantically at Percy to hurry. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

He dismissed die red-faced youth with a flick of his fingers and gestured to two of his other sons. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He leans back, fingertips together, a gesture familiar to me now. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gestured toward the Singer’s robe, still spread out on the table. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I gestured up ahead to the slab of stone that loomed over the tops of the wagons ahead of us. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Using my avatar’s new superuser interface, I made a sweeping gesture with my hand, selecting all of the Sixer avatars on my display. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The players on the home team—a group of thirteen- and fourteen-year-old boys from the nearby Atlanta suburbs playing with the North Atlanta Soccer Association—gestured toward the sky with awe. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

But after that gesture, that seemed to beg for help, how could I leave him? My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

The Fjerdan guards were gesturing over their papers, trying to make the numbers and identities of the prisoners match up to the group before them. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Go on home or you’ll be arrested,” he said, shooing the kids away with gestures. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

The dancers paused, evidently waiting for some acknowledgment or reciprocal gesture, but there was none. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then, in one last, utterly futile gesture, Carter ruled that the MIA car pool was illegal and must stop operating. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Fascinated, watching him close up, the agent saw the boy’s lower features and posture change as the men below obviously gestured, pointing, and then the kid’s head turned and he was staring at the agent. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The gesture was, to me, tremendously touching and all of a sudden I realized I had been wrong about these people. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Natalie made a sweeping gesture with her arm, the kind that clearly said, Be my guest. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

See her react to the sirens, rush to help the patients, nod as they gesture for her to descend to the bunker, and then hesitate with her on the stairs. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Murphy gestures toward the rose velvet sofa and he sits down heavily, like an elephant I once saw in a picture book, his large stomach protruding from rounded thighs. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

The left hand of each was raised palm outwards in gesture of warning; in each right hand there was an axe; upon each head there was a crumbling helm and crown. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

It was the one kind gesture in a morning filled with hellish activity. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She makes a fitful gesture, like she wants to hit something but there’s nothing available. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I forgave him, a hundred times over, and never on the basis of anything more than this: a look, a gesture, a certain tilt of his head. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

His speech was slow and mellow, measured and unexcited, his gestures were wide, and new teeth gave him a vulpine smile out of all proportion to his emotion. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You have to be very careful,” she whispers, making the familiar gesture of cutting off her head. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

He gestured to the living room in back. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he saw me coming, he gestured to the cabinet in the corner. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

His voice was deep, the tones rich and varied, the gestures of his trunk low and graceful. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

But you made a gesture that reminded me— 4TH JUROR: I’m trying to settle something here. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I said nothing; I made no gesture of any kind, but it was the first time in my life I ever wanted to kiss a man. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

He knew that it was time to be getting back to work, but when he started to get up Nancy stopped him with a quick gesture. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the cinematographic twilight, Bernard risked a gesture which, in the past, even total darkness would hardly have emboldened him to make. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

So with him, she spoke in moods and gestures, looks and silences, and sometimes a combination of English punctuated by hesitations and Chinese frustration: “Shwo buchulai”— Words cannot come out. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Slowly, in a gesture of conquest, Julius lowered the point of his sword. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

He watched her gesture about a map of the peninsula, rattling off various locations and their temperatures. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

There was no need to go there, for not a soul was in the house, but the gesture came to Hannah’s daughter naturally. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

As he talks, he turns to gesture broadly across the lot. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Nestor 10—if it was Nestor 10—took another step, and then, under force of her imperious gesture, two more. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

He gestures toward a door at the far end of the office. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She nodded curtly to a spot several feet away and gestured for Ekon to come with her. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Whether or not they had that gesture here, its meaning was unmistakable. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dumbledore set down his empty glass and drew himself up in his seat, the tips of his fingers together in a very characteristic gesture. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Moss could see the uncertainty in the other boy’s body, and Moss jerked his head, gesturing to Javier to join them. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

It was an ordinary gesture of frustration, but its awkwardness made Ruth know that there was something truly askew in this girl. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

She turns toward the front of the car, gesturing back at me over her shoulder. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

He gestured to the bartender for another beer. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

His arms went around her again in a comforting, re-assuring gesture. A Wrinkle in Time 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

She kept rearranging the serving dishes as though just about to offer seconds, but since the four plates were still piled high, the gesture was useless. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

I gestured with my raised hand and watched her eyes. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I also brought two dresses for Baby,” Kainene said, and gestured to the bag she had placed on the floor. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Charlie Valentine thrust his top dentures from his mouth and sucked them back in again, his favorite gesture of disapproval. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Put your swords away and let’s talk this over calmly,” said the Dwarf King, gesturing again. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Lupin moved forward into the lamplight, hands still held high in a gesture of surrender. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

As a gesture of compromise and goodwill, the Daughters invited Marian Anderson to give the opening concert, a benefit for the United China Relief Fund. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

“Your Highness,” said Bono, jerking a shoe towards me in a gesture of reminder. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I wanted to appear reformed, thoughtful, and eager to enter a crimeless future, and I thought my gestures would amplify my argument for release. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Victor answered, gesturing toward the chairs in front of his desk. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

She stretched out her rough, chapped hand and, with a gesture that came automatically, smoothed his hair with the same caress she had used to console his children for the past twenty years. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I really like them,” I say, gesturing to the CD. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“You’ve got a great weighty pair on you. I’ll never call that into question. But still...” he gestured with his spoon. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He gestured for them once again to follow him out of the worship hall and down one of its connecting halls. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“And by god,” said Harry, his voice unexpectedly gaining strength as he gestured all around him. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I looked around and saw a shopkeeper talking with a guard and gesturing in my direction. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Kaz gestured for her to take the corridor on the left while he took the right. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She’s gesturing with her hands, talking about researchers at MIT and probability bending to prevent paradoxes. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

The fair boy stopped and jerked his stockings with an automatic gesture that made the jungle seem for a moment like the Home Counties. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

She was there one day when a woman, the mother of another student, approached her, gesturing at the busy road running past the courts. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Jack gestured to the hallway lined with painted portraits of famous San Francisco writers wearing somber expressions and silly costumes. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

She gestured in the direction of the living room. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Pointing it to the sky and making shooting gestures, he spat and cursed at the MiG. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I approached her, leaving the trolley in the middle of the floor, but then she made an impatient gesture, and I saw she wanted me to bring the trolley too. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Then slowly, like the priest who sometimes visits this place, she moves one dry brown arm in a widening gesture to point out the dry brown landscape before us. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Forget you. Forget her,” Danny Devon said, and added a hand gesture worthy of another bleep. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

That too was a gesture belonging to the ancient time. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Miig pointed his finger to his chest and then towards the front of the van, and gave the international hand gesture for turning a key. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

He had taken off his spectacles and was in the act of resettling them on his nose with his characteristic gesture. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

The guard took the cigarettes and gestured for Shin to pass. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

He silently gestures for me to go ahead. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

He made a gesture with his hand like diving overboard. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

As they went in, under the light I saw white hands, wavy hair, white faces, grimacing, gesturing, talking. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

With the first flash of lightning came the sound of Madam Hooch’s whistle; Harry could just see the outline of Wood through the thick rain, gesturing him to the ground. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Because ever since that doctor swooped in, with his grand gestures and his medical language and his coffee breath, I’ve checked out. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

His guest saw the gesture and walked hurriedly away. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when she tried to engage him in conversation he seemed uninterested, taking my hand and backing away, his gestures saying, “Thanks, but no thanks.” The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not quite as cool as usual, frowning, Jasper brushed the light away and snuffed it out with one gesture. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

The gesture of his head towards the window alerts her. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Inej gestured to a pair of big metal doors set into what looked like a giant chimney that jutted out from the wall and stretched all the way up to the ceiling. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Dad derived considerable pleasure from reading these interviews aloud at the supper table, with exaggerated gestures and facial expressions that were supposed to be Mother’s. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

She gestured toward the other woman and said, “Ash, this is Lore, my apprentice.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He made dismissive gestures at each of these. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile Leo beamed and wiggled his eyebrows over his goggles and spread his hands, gesturing for applause. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She just nodded and gestured for me to go to the front of the room. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She held her head bowed down, as if she wanted to view Gregor better, but ran senselessly back, contradicting that gesture, forgetting that behind her stood the table with all the dishes on it. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

I gestured to the lute case I carried slung over my shoulder. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

To some people, this might have looked like a gesture of welcome, but Harry knew it was because Uncle Vernon wanted to look impressive and intimidating. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

My gaze was fixed without object upon the encampment, the dim figures who, an arm or a cheek caught in the distinguishing gesture of flame, huddled or moved about the mob of soldiery. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Hargis knew there were days when it was best to leave Mike alone, when he seemed impervious to the emotional gestures of anyone. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Helena Kingshaw blushed, and made a little gesture of surprise and pleasure. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

The enormous creature merely looked at Violet with its blank white eyes and shook its head, then dismissed her with a silent gesture. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

One of the guys, the Indian one, caught her eye and made a creepy-gross gesture with his tongue, then burst out laughing when she looked away, heart thumping. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Jamison reached toward the robe and gestured at the empty unadorned expanse across the shoulders. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gestures around at the tents and the lights. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He made a sweeping gesture with the flat of his hand. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He raised his hand in a warning gesture and put a finger to his lips. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Behind the man’s back, Bast made a more urgent gesture, trying to catch his master’s attention, but Kvothe was intent on the befuddled man. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Another gesture and a burst of light changed the orangutan into Grandpa Sorenson. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

It came out even in the gesture with which he thrust a hand into his pocket, or manipulated a cigarette. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Unrelated Muslims of the opposite gender aren’t supposed to touch each other, so his gesture’s funny. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

In her experience, when someone tried to do something for her, it came from either pity or distrust, but this simple gesture felt like what it was: a small kindness, with no strings attached. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then he gestured to the guards around him. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

He waved his hand in the familiar gesture. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

She seemed irritated by my question and gestured vaguely toward the hall, asking, “Where else do you think?” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

A young, golden-haired man sits between them, making gestures in the air with his hands. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

But Abby controls her own motion; and yet, every movement and gesture feels rich and deliberate and true. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

My anger loosens my tongue, and I drop my arms and bend down to grab my sword, gesturing at Bill with it. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The Grand Maester spread his hands in a gesture of helpless sorrow. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“They’ve been separated and ...” As she gestured, all her rings glinted in the sun. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

He gestures for me to put his guitar on his bed. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He quickly scans the vicinity, then gestures for me to give him the phone. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Ms. Blum was introducing their new project, speaking, as she always did, with grand hand gestures that Hazel used to find dramatic but now made her fear for the jars of paint. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

The blue, furry fairy gestured toward the orangutan, and the shackles binding it to the wall fell apart. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Ron dropped several boxes, swore, and made a rude hand gesture at Fred that was unfortunately spotted by Mrs. Weasley, who had chosen that moment to appear. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

‘Body language’ is a form of communication, like speaking English or French or Chinese, but it has no words, only gestures. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ask if this is their business and they somehow understand and gesture for me to come down and take a look. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inaudibly, she spoke again; then, with a quick, impassioned gesture stretched out her arms towards the Savage, stepped forward. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like so much of life inside here, where you have to read into the tiniest gestures—whether they are dangerous, whether a wave means to hide or to say hello. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He gestured to Dimple’s empty seat in a need I say more? way. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

And this confession made his romantic gestures all the more ennobling. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, of course not!” he blurted out, and suddenly was waving both arms toward the door in a gesture of exuberant urgency. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

She gestured at his torn pants, the dirt and straw embedded in his sandy blond hair, the mud—or worse—that hadn’t been washed away by the rain. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He proudly gestured at everything in the cramped, cluttered room. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

They pumped their arms and shouted and did everything that cheerleaders are supposed to do, but their gestures were empty, their hearts not in it. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

For almost forty years I have lived in England and I wish to make a gesture, something that will never be forgotten, to express my true feelings toward your country. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Wilem lay a hand on my arm and made a calming gesture. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Her lips were still against his and her words suddenly took on a different meaning and she moved back and pulled her dress over her head in one fluid gesture. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Beloved closed his sketchpad and gestured to Jam as if he had a secret. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He also smiles and gestures for me to follow him. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

She reads my bewildered expression and raises both hands to her face, mimicking a gesture I immediately recognize. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

But the rest offended her--and inarguably, because it wasn't a gesture but an emotion. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Then he waves one hand in a subtle gesture, and a transparent screen appears in my view again. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

With my pencil I wrote in a determined scrawl across the face of the ballots: I Protest This Fraud I knew that my gesture was futile. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mars rolled his hand in a “go on” gesture. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The grandmother taps her temple, and then repeats the gesture on the glass. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Little Harm gestures impatiently at Starry to move so he can take her place. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He swung his hand to one side in a dismissive gesture. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a gesture which, if anyone had still thought in such terms, might have recalled an eighteenth-century nobleman offering his snuffbox. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you invite Soojin and her family to come to the carnival next week? Their church participated last year, right? That could be a nice gesture,” Mama suggests. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

She would take fewer than three puffs, and something in the gesture stirred something inside her, and she told her charges cautionary tales. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

O’Brien made a small impatient gesture, as though to say that the demonstration was hardly worth making. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I look away from the lake to see her holding out a piece of bread and cheese, gesturing for me to take it. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Madison produced six reasons why Jefferson’s gesture of support might create unacceptable political risks. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

She made a gesture, and a bard was wheeled out on a platform. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

He made a gesture of patience with his hands. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

It was an unexpected gesture of concern that allowed Shin to recover. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Her gestures, her voice, her social graces had been so well studied and cultivated that she could have fooled anyone who wasn’t familiar with her past. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think she knows I exist,” said Ron with a desperate gesture. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“What in heaven is that?” asked Kaitlyn, gesturing to the book. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

She sat for just a moment, studying me, then raised her right forefoot in a hand-shaking gesture. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She made a gesture with her hands like she was putting two blocks together. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I stayed until the ambulance doctor gestured that the Pigman was dead. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

She gestured at the ice all over the ship. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Cain’s attention was on Celaena as he said, “You were brought here—all of you were. All the players in the unfinished game. My friends,” he gestured to the dead, “have told me so.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I still may bring to memory the smell of the varnish, my face smothered against the desk, my hands stretched before me in a gesture of offering and obeisance. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He gestured to Mark, and without a word, the two headed out into the forest. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Then he looked back quickly, determined to smile this time, to make some useful gesture, but she had turned her back to him. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

But the emissary had risen to his feet and gestured at his aide, who stepped back, chastened. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

I gesture to the hallway as though it stands for the male gender. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“Yes. I asked him to help me so, and he never forgot it, but saved me from many a sharp word by that little gesture and kind look.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But it’s obvious to me that were at an impasse. We’re not going to solve anything by, like, fighting and”—she gestured at them—“whatever you guys were about to do.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Some people began to clap, but he gestured for everyone to quiet down. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The phone rang again and Mariama spoke in French, her voice rising, and she stopped braiding to gesture with her hand as she shouted into the phone. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She stamped her foot and raised her arm in a turbulent gesture that made Yossarian fear she was going to crack him in the face again with her great pocketbook. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I gestured he should sit; and he knew the truth of it. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

In a profound, symbolic gesture, I am giving you this bar of Vosges I got when we all went to Edgartown. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

He gestured sadly at his son, lying between them. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Even his gestures looked beautiful to Roza, like an exotic dance. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

He gestured to a nearby cafe with tables overlooking the water. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I’m—I’m sorry— The boy shrugs and walks away, gesturing for me to follow him onto the battlefield. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

She nodded, gestured widely with her arms as though gathering a group around her. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

His mom kept gesturing towards the waiting room. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

The boy is dark and moon-faced and looks nothing like Bas, but the gesture is so much like him that immediately I step away from the window, trying to stop memories from flooding back. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The maid stares down at the interlaced hands she holds before her, a gesture that Yolanda remembers seeing illustrated in a book for Renaissance actors. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Curly gestured at a hole in the ground. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

These boys and girls were will-less, their speech flat, their gestures vague, their personalities devoid of anger, hope, laughter, enthusiasm, passion, or despair. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He returned the gesture with a two-stroke handshake, and play began. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He stooped down and gave the goat a light pat on its head; it was a surprisingly sad gesture. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

There was nothing I could do for her beyond these simple gestures. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Daniel gestured toward the next cone; I guessed I wasn’t done. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“Go tell the boss,” Patrice said, dismissing Clement with a hand gesture before turning back to the bonobo. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Our men did not rush to make even one gesture of defense. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I’d say it was a gesture of contempt, except his face was blank. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

What overwhelmed him in that instant was admiration for the gesture with which she had thrown her clothes aside. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Instead, she gestured to me in the passenger seat, indicating I should slide over and take her place behind the steering wheel. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Sol gestured, and Tally sat down on the bed. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

"I'm a student of history, sir," another interrupted with dramatic gestures. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pointing with his pistol, the cap’n gestured for the man to start walking. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Instead, he raised his eyebrows and gestured with his head. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

He gestured for Thomas to take his place and look through the window. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Then she turned and, with her free hand, made a gesture as though to push back the cuff of Lane’s sleeve. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

At a gesture from Kvothe, Chronicler wiped off the nib of his pen and shook out his hand. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Hazel made a grabbing gesture with her free hand. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Right now six,” he said, gesturing to the room we’d just left. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

It was hard to curb my love for the exaggerated gesture and the emotive voice. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Best of luck today,” he told them with a magnanimous gesture that they didn’t deserve. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

After dinner, I climbed into my bunk bed, where no one could see me, and tried on the watch with each of the bands, gesturing the way I figured rich people did. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Their presence was a courteous gesture toward Judge Tate and Logan Green, esteemed members of their own order. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

The most petite sheet-wearing person touched my arm and gestured for me to walk away from that gathering toward another patch of bushes. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The manager of the dime store was a small, balding man who gestured a lot with his hands. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“As a sign of our support,” he said, turning back to the crowd, “and as a gesture of goodwill towards the community, we have asked Lieutenant James Daley to make a statement.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

J. J. Ford pocketed the bill and, to make amends for her thoughtless gesture, asked the doorman about his family. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bast burst into startled laughter and made an obscene gesture with one hand. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Things didn’t go just the way she wanted, and she had to make a big dramatic gesture. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Your studies of the interplay of human motives and emotions”—his mighty hand gestured vaguely as he sought the proper words. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

No. He gestures in the direction of the ocean, says to Fry, “Hell with this. Let’s grab the slabs and head out.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

He gestured toward a chair and said, “Have a seat, will you, while I clear some of this away?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

It should be a tender gesture, but it’s an evaluating one instead. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Music teachers naturally use gestures to indicate musical meaning in demonstrating dynamics, tempo, entrances/exits, standing up/sitting down, etc.,” Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

“He told me to stop acting so”—Sandy gestures at nothing—“gay. And I told him that I can’t, because I am gay. I swear, his eyes turned red.” King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Kelly gestured her thumb at her snoring father. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

She gestured again, putting a finger over her lips, and I turned to the group and cleared my throat. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“That is actually the kind of gesture that might catch the eye of Ghohg, Protector of the People. Though it is unclear to us whether the Outworlder has eyes.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Half smiling, with imperturbable brightness and friendliness, the Buddha looked steadily at the stranger and dismissed him with a hardly visible gesture. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maldagha pressed her lips together to still their sudden trembling, and, in a gesture that pained Lazlo to interpret, laid a hand to her belly. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

When she arrived I said to her, “Have you met my guard of honor?,” gesturing to the warders who followed me everywhere. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Salt instead of sugar, and the cream is sour,” replied Meg with a tragic gesture. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

He practiced what he would say in front of the mirror, the gestures he would make, although he was aware that she would not see him if they spoke over the phone. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

And there was in particular this one gesture Ruth picked up from the veterans. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he moves his hand away from mine and makes a brief gesture in the air. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

This was the Ruth I wasn’t pleased with, the one I could see every day putting on airs and pretending—the Ruth who did the slap-on-the-elbow gesture. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Just the wind ...” She shook her head and cut me off with a gesture. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Some of it is profound and other bits are rambling and nonsensical, but it is considered a sweet gesture by almost everyone in attendance. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Excellent idea!” said Lockhart, gesturing Harry and Malfoy into the middle of the hall as the crowd backed away to give them room. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

He described his time with Lupa and her pack, learning their language of gestures and expressions, learning to survive and fight. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Father Masego settles into a leather chair behind his desk and gestures for my parents to take the two matching seats opposite him. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

She gestures to the board, where the class has apparently been making a list for quite a while. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

The flight engineer points to the empty fuel gauge, and makes a throat-cutting gesture with his finger. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

He gestured at the giant wheel glittering with lights. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Fermin gestures for me to follow her to the back of the apartment, to his bedroom. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Master gestured vaguely before he grabbed the car keys from the shelf. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Sit here,” she said, gesturing to an open spot on a plain brown bench against the wall. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Laughter covers indiscreet glances of welcome and promise, and takes the edge off gestures of betrayal and abandon. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

After waiting until the boat was about 300 yards from shore, Haukelid gestured for his friends to follow. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dr. Legs explained that many people believe spoken communication evolved because human societies had become so complex that hand gestures and grunting were no longer enough. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Rachel Madsen,” she said, and she smiled, a quick gesture with her lips pressed together. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

It’s a nice gesture and I appreciate it. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was still almost eighty degrees outside, the sun hadn’t even set, and he stood in his dark three-piece suit, smiling his stiff, press-on smile, gesturing to everybody and nobody like the Queen of England. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Cressida has smoothed everything over in the creative department with her gesture. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

He stood up and gestured sharply to the black man. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

His hands are lifted in the air, gesturing in such a familiar way that Bailey can tell he has been stopped mid-story. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Ged looked at it, but she gestured that he take it, and was not satisfied until he took it; then she nodded and smiled again; she had made him a present. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

His comically arched brows and broad gestures made me smile, and the injured look he then assumed caused me to laugh until I was weak. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“I am Chroma the Great,” he continued, gesturing broadly with his hands, “conductor of color, maestro of pigment, and director of the entire spectrum.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Thorn looked at her, startled, eyes wide as Valley gestured to Seven. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Joe sighed and sat in Mom’s chair, gesturing to her couch. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The gesture is completely unnecessary, but I pretend my little injury is maybe worse than I thought. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

The cop stopped Moss and gestured for him to put his arms up. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He found wood piled by one wall, built up the fire himself, and then with gestures asked for water, for swallowing sea-water had sickened him and now he was parched with thirst. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

They did not want the content of her ideas; they merely wanted the gesture of her presence. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

"And speaking of things I don't understand"—I gestured to the portfolio—"what about Daoud? What's his part in all this?" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Then he raised his hands in a stop everything gesture. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

I gestured for her to close the door. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“I can’t figure out what the hell these people are doing”—she gestures at the book—“much less see how it might relate to where he is.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Mom’s mouth is full, so she gestures for Dad to pick up where she left off. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

More people in the crowd began shouting and gesturing as well. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I tried to give them an encouraging nod, and gestured that they should move together. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

With the drenched, mud-footed kid clawing at him, he turned without a word, without a gesture, and left the platform and went downstairs. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She puffs up her cheeks and wipes a hand across her forehead in an exaggerated gesture of exhaustion. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

This simple gesture acknowledged her authority and the sacrifices she’d made. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

He gestured to the wagon of sleeping babies. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

He smiled, gestured over his shoulder with his ice cream bar, and dissolved into the air. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She gestured to Zethes, who plucked something from the air—a frozen sphere the size of a softball, covered in icy spikes. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Anna Auntie narrowed her eyes and gestured with her fork between the two of us. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She watched the car ease out of the compound and stood there, telling herself she was mistaken; there had been nothing in that gesture. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Hazel gestured to a small blue building the size of a toolshed. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Blaine, despite my gesture of respect, gave me a look of pure disdain and with a laugh of disgust left the gallery. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jack is a few paces behind him, gesturing at the sea. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Slowly, he blinked, and the gesture seemed to help him refocus his gaze. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He gestured to himself and then his wife. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The elf responded to his brother with short, irritated gestures. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

She wanted to hug him but wasn’t sure the gesture would be welcome. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The man gestured to his left and we looked. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She also gestured with her cane as she spoke, often tapping my shoulder with it to get my attention, or smacking it against my leg to emphasize a point. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

So what if I hadn't acquired those gestures and I was still just trying to get through the piece without messing up? It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

He gestured to his subordinates, and two of the three left. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

With a womanish gesture he lifted a lock of silver hair from his forehead and smoothed it back on his head. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He read it aloud, pronouncing each phrase of the sonnet with elaborate gestures. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

With a graceful movement of the wrist, a gesture so quick and small we never really saw it, only remembered it afterward, she tossed the bottle over the rail at us. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her hand runs up her body from thigh to breast, a gesture of presentation, as if she were demonstrating a new product. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“Life shouldn’t be like this,” he said, their eyes meeting as he gestured at the room. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“Futile gestures are all that remain to me. This one would make my sister weep bitter tears, at least.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I gestured Call to stay down, that there was nothing to see, but of course he stuck his head up and peered in, just as I had done. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He opened and closed his hand, gesturing for me to hand it over. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“All these vegetables,” Emma said, gesturing to the garden beds in the yard. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Hymir held his drinking cup above his head, and the giants cheered and laughed and made faces at Thor with all their heads, along with crude gestures. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

She held the door and gestured them through. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The creature was so upset he could only gasp and gesture. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

At a gesture from the Justice, one of the guards picked the old man up by the scruff of his neck. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I can see him in your face. In your inflection. The way you walk. The way you gesture with your hands. He’s everywhere in you.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the girl gave her a puzzled look, Kaede pointed to the door, gesturing the act of turning a key in its lock. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

With a miserable gesture, Harry got up, turned his back on Ginny and on Dumbledore’s tomb, and walked away around the lake. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Look at all those presents,” Dad said, gesturing to our tree. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The gesture reminded him that he was cold and tired and filthy. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Jeet gestured to Laney, and she walked across the room and picked up Paganini and turned him around. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He watches her, and watches the screen slide shut, struck by her grace in even this small gesture, learned from centuries of screens slid shut. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the first time since I’d known him, and with a furtive gesture, he offered me his hand, and I felt the scales on his skin. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

The careful gesture cut me off more quickly than a slap across the face. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was off, but the gesture was merely to acknowledge that it had been on, everywhere. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He used his staff to gesture instead of his hands. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Izzi gestures to a low door with a curtain strung across it. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He turns to María and makes a gesture like he’s measuring me. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

It was his idea of a romantic gesture. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

They shouted and gestured to my brothers to drop the gun. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

He flung out his arms in a lavish gesture; then, despairingly, let them fall again. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Idiptu gestured at a shifting black cloud at the far end of the alley. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Sure that he had taken me for a fool, I gestured to the candle and asked him, “With your permission, Master?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

After years spent unwilling to admit its attractions, I gestured nostalgically toward the past. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gebu brushed him away with a careless gesture that nevertheless sent him sprawling, and strode on past Ranofer to the gate, where he looked this way and that along the street, holding his torch high. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Mortimer took his hand away from her mouth and gestured to her to follow him. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

She held out her hands, realizing that such a gesture might mean nothing to creatures with no hands themselves. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

By this point Bill is yelling and gesturing, spittle flying, and I'm a little shocked at how he's gone from spiteful bully to raving lunatic. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

He bumped into her and gestured with his head across the street. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Mr. Quisling gestured to his lecture outline about the Roman Empire and said, “Then surely you know what Edgar Allan Poe and Julius Caesar have in common?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The man made an extremely rude hand gesture at the black-eyed Susan vines covering one wall. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Benji gestured for him to sit down before he fell over. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

“As hard as ...” I made an inarticulate grasping gesture. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

This simple gesture leaves me weak and dizzy. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He made a delicate gesture with his hands. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Pearl tipped her head to one side, in a gesture that reminded Mia so strongly of Warren it made her catch her breath. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

If they continued to speak, she furrowed her brow, raised her shoulders, and gestured that she did not understand them even if she did. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

“And Rosamond Oliver?” suggested Mary, the words seeming to escape her lips involuntarily: for no sooner had she uttered them, than she made a gesture as if wishing to recall them. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Trub pulls the door back and gestures for me to go inside. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

He gestures for me to sit, and when I do, he settles himself on another stool. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He gestured for them to sit on the cushions. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Her gestures were slow and tentative and her eyes reflected deep mental confusion. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Big Harm gestures at her husband and Little Harm stands up. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Something in the gesture told him that his sister was dying. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

But Twizzlers and gummy bears don’t seem like enough of a gesture. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Does this hand gesture make me seem like a jerk? The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“There is so much to be done,” she says with a small gesture toward the bus windows. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I doubt that somehow,” said the Prince, and he gestured out to sea. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Grin gestured at the door, and leaving Herod Sayle standing in front of his huge captive, Alex left the room. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

She and Leo started forward, but Clytius raised his hand in an unmistakable gesture—stop. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She used elaborate gestures and spoke very clearly, enunciating every word. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

They peered through the glass, tapped on it, gestured to Peach inside. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re not staying for the meeting?” she asked, gesturing for me to sit in the chair across from her. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

With a dainty gesture, she lifted her skirts as she started down the stairs. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Kvothe gestured as if cutting the air with the side of his hand. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She walks into the room and gestures at the TV. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Sometimes he’d put out his hands in a kind of helpless gesture. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Look at what your thoughts have bought you,” he says loudly, gesturing to the copper deck around him. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Alba threw her arms around her uncle and gave him a kiss, but he kept his hands in his pockets and did not return the gesture. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Teddy gestured to him and addressed the room. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s a simple gesture, and a beautiful one. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

The woman sat down and gestured to the pile of DVDs. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Sometimes my mom would look at me and start to cry, and I wondered if it was because I had unknowingly done something—made a gesture or a facial expression—to remind her of Deborah. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

She gestured for me to hold it up. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Skarpi made a small gesture to the bar- keep who set out a mug of beer as the children began to trickle out onto the street. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Without turning her head from the audience, Hilly gestures to her left, where two dozen colored women have lined up, dressed in their white uniforms. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“There’s been a coup,” Master said, and gestured to the radio. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She swept past her husband and with elaborate gestures that seemed natural on her, she grasped Mrs. Grantham’s hand and introduced herself. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I made a gesture with both arms as if working a forge bellows. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“You must come here each day. You must learn all the plants. Look—” The woman gestured at the garden plot, thick with thriving plants, many in summer-start bloom. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She kissed our father on his cheek, a gesture that never failed to embarrass me. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he gestured to me, there was no familiar applause, only an expectant silence. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“We are going the wrong way,” he said, gesturing at the moon as it peered down through the canopy of branches. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The gesture of defiance and survival that the broadcast sought to express reverberated around the world. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

“Cartier ... he only sold six because he’s been out of school. Appendicitis. He’s been in the hospital . . .” Brother Leon waved his hand, a gesture that said, “I understand, it doesn’t matter.” The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when she tried to engage him in conversation he seemed uninterested, taking my hand and backing away, his gestures saying, “Thanks, but no thanks.” The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

As one, they turn to look at me and gesture for me to join them. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

She could see Bod, now, on the other side of the group of men, gesturing frantically to her to leave the men and follow him. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

The man gave a slight nod and gestured with his chin to the side of the room. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He mimics the hand gestures my brother makes sometimes. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

He turned his hands up in a gesture of surrender. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

His body is so naturally kinetic that even when he is silent and nearly still he can make an audience laugh with just a slight gesture or facial expression. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Davos gestured at the distant lights flickering along the walls of Storm's End. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Will raised his hands in a placating gesture. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The builder made a Hang on a mo gesture and switched off the radio. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Then the Headmaster advanced several steps and enlarged his gestures; he was apparently addressing the troops. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Archer bowed—a formal gesture, but the others nodded approvingly. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

It’s a fleeting gesture, so quick that it ends before I even realize what’s happened. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Isa gestured for them to come out, and they both acquiesced without bothering to put on jackets. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

An aura I gave off or a gesture I made. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He asked, gesturing toward a mass of dark cloth on his private worktable. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He gestured toward the piece of cloth he had used to oil the paddle. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Audrey’s kind gesture of buying them for me felt miles away in the past. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Sobukwe’s offer was not a gesture of unity but a tactical move to prevent the PAC from being criticized for not including us. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She followed his gesture and found herself looking at the forbidden tower. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

I gestured again to the greystone peering over the tops of smaller trees by the roadside. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

His soft hands washed each other in a gesture of helpless distress. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He literally glowed; without a word or a gesture of exultation a new well-being radiated from him and filled the little room. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Kaori’s gesture says, This girl just pulled you out of a well, aren’t you going to at least say thank you? Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

The rebel nodded sadly; then gestured back at the house from which he had just issued forth. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Every once in a while, she tosses back the front flap like it’s in her way, but she looks like she enjoys this gesture too much for it to really be a problem. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The women who were older and more experienced not only clapped several times before they caught their pestles but also made elaborate “thank you” gestures, all in harmony with the songs they sang. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Prince Faisal impatiently gestured when I began stumbling for words trying to express my gratitude for the great honor he had paid me in making me a guest of the State. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh Phoebe,” her mother said, pressing her fingers to her cheek, and when she made that familiar gesture, Phoebe looked as if her heart was splitting into a thousand pieces. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Count Olaf had a great number of very long speeches, which he performed with elaborate gestures and facial expressions. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

With a handsome gesture he waves toward us—and the little woman goes from one to another and smiles at us and hands round the sausage; she now looks quite handsome. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

She gestured in disgust at the burning wreckage. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

It made a gesture as though to sweep the Patronus aside. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Quickly, quickly,” the soldiers called, gesturing with their guns. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Mrs. Richardson, he could see, felt it was a generous gesture, so instead of arguing, he made a point of speaking to Mia on her first morning in the house. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I gestured to the dust rag and tried to keep my voice from trembling. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I shrugged and held my hands out, palms up, in a gesture of helplessness. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

These were praiseworthy gestures, but it was hard to imagine that they would do him much good. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

He sees my gesture and quickly adjusts his posture. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Like the buildup of super-tall skyscrapers along the Asian rim in our own time, architectural gigantism followed the accumulation of sufficient money and political confidence to make such gestures. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

‘Behold your most sacred statue, the Athena Parthenos, wrongly taken by the Romans. I return it to you now as a gesture of peace!’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

It was a small gesture, but the message was bigger: If he trusts the water, then so can you. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Both of them made gestures signifying that they were hanging up telephone receivers; then they bent double, laughing. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Ernie, the owner, seemed to be expecting me and gestured to the repair bay in the rear of the store. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not like him, though, is it? Well — that is” — he did the hand gesture again — “but why isn’t he out there bullying first years?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

She turned to face the exit and began to execute a series of elaborate gestures in the air in front of her while whispering the words of some incantation. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

For a moment she wanted to ask Ugwu if he too had observed that gesture, if he had observed anything at all. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Pollux gestures to my pin and raises his eyebrows questioningly. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

He had his hand over his eyes, which would’ve been a nice gesture if he hadn’t been peeking through his fingers. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The man next to her—her husband, from the familiar, tender way he touches her—tries to help her up, and the soldier lifts his gun and gestures for the man to keep going. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“My name is Sergeant Moore, and this is my partner, Officer Vincent Childs,” he said, gesturing to the white cop. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

When she saw Kaz, her lips thinned to a sour line, and she lifted her glass, the gesture more threat than toast. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Ten years old, Chester’s age, but imbued with the melancholy grace of an elderly house slave, the sum of practiced gestures. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Then she shrugged, the mildest, most indifferent gesture he had ever seen, and smiled. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

She made a sour face and a gesture that was probably rude back in ancient Mesopotamia. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Calvin walked with Meg, his fingers barely touching her arm in a protective gesture. A Wrinkle in Time 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I gestured to Mo, mimicking a crawl close to the rock face. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He reined up, but was hopping around in the saddle, patting the horse, slapping his own thigh, gesturing wildly, pointing, grinning. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then she takes my hand in both of hers and that gesture feels even more familiar. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Ged lay sprawled on his back, his arms flung out as if they yet kept the wide gesture of welcome and invocation. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Nita stands beneath the glass chandelier and holds her arms out, wide, to encompass the room in her gesture. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

And once when a drunken gesture catapulted Cholly into the red-hot stove, she screamed, “Get him, Jesus! Get him!” The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

He swept his hat off with a satisfied gesture. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The king gestured at Kaltain, who obediently picked up a silver tray containing two goblets. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Alex gestured for her to be quiet and go back to her room. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

He opened his arm and gestured to the clearing. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

The fourth was a gesture toward the northern interests, authorizing Congress to levy a tax on slave imports designed to discourage the practice without prohibiting it. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

He gestures as we go down the sideways hall, the one that branches off of the one I entered. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

With the tines of her fork she gestured to Toby through the windshield. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Across the room, Henry’s with June, making a gesture at her hair, and she turns and lets him fix a piece of her braid that came loose earlier in a fit of anxiety. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Instead it shrank to the floor, lifting a forepaw in a futile gesture of defence. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I watched her face go from being startled by his gesture to being pleased that he had somehow joined her side against me. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Luke wasn’t sure what the gesture meant, but he knew it wasn’t good. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

Though Julian could be marvelously kind in difficult circumstances of all sorts, I sometimes got the feeling that he was less pleased by kindness itself than by the elegance of the gesture. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Take that out to the dining room and light the candles,” Beatrice said, gesturing to the bowls. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The usual,” said Ron indifferently, demonstrating a rude hand gesture. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

They shouted and gestured in their lanes like any Christian would in any other alley of the city. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Van Eck gestured Kaz out of the eerie boathouse and locked the door behind them. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He had come to the veranda rail, looking down at them in the dusk, and now he bowed with a deep welcoming gesture, “‘These being dead,’” he said, “‘then dead must I be.’ The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

"Thank you," I almost start crying again at this gesture. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Humble points at me and Noelle, making a little shame on you gesture. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

He gestures to the two cops standing at their squad car. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

He shut his eyes, he shook his head with the gesture of a dog shaking its ears as it emerges from the water. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

On three, Percy mouthed, holding up three fingers and then gesturing at the glass. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The crowd, however, loved the gestures, and went completely mad. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

He gestures vaguely toward the refrigerator, as if he’s said something of any meaning. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The gesture is startling, atom-splitting, because it’s so unexpected, so tender. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

He gestured for Flora to walk through it. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

Madame coquetted with him in the most captivating and naive manner, with eyes, gestures, and a profusion of compliments, till the Colonel’s old head felt thirty years younger on his padded shoulders. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

She closes my file and puts it aside, perhaps a gesture to imply our conversation has just become informal and off the record. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

He looks first at Jena, then makes an arm gesture toward a distant marble hovering over a rock jutting high out of the far end of the lagoon. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He whirled his plastic glass in his hand and regarded the rinse of whisky left in it, a gesture often designed to draw emptiness to the attention of a host. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I saw that some of the people were indeed moving, but with such small, birdlike gestures I had not at first discerned them. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

He thrust out his chin in this stubborn gesture that I loved. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Her gestures were jerky and she had bright eyes in a little face like an apple. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

The Emperor held up his arm and gestured. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

He put his hands into his pockets, one of those aimless gestures people make when they don’t know what else to do. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soon all it took was a quick gesture for him to understand that she was searching for a place to camp. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

My face was always a deadpan or a mask of general friendliness; no word or event could jar me into a gesture of enthusiasm or despair. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She gestured to Paganini, who was grooming his ears. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Don Apolinar had put on his denim jacket, white like his trousers, without losing at any moment the elegance of his gestures. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

The laugh that is a little too loud; the enunciation a little too round; the gesture a little too generous. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bloom swore it was a customary gesture of respect, but of course with Bloom one could never be sure. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

In a place far away—he gestured—he had seen some almost as large as the boat. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“You don’t need all this stuff”—she gestured to her suitcase—“to sweep him off his feet. You’re kind of cool in a weirdly quirky way. It draws people in.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He tilted his face to the sky, a gesture of relief and joy. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“I wanted to bring up another young woman to speak to you,” said Wanda, and this time, she gestured out into the crowd. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He shook his ancient head, a gesture weary beyond words. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She wondered if he had a completely different vocabulary of private gestures. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

The Resistance leader limps to a table where Tariq is sitting and gestures me over. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He gestured, vaguely, at my head, even though I hadn’t put on my scarf yet. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The desk guard gestured for them to leave, but Yuni stayed put. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

There is something at once innocent and irreverent about the gesture, and she is reminded, forcefully, of why she still loves him. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Olly gestures for her to get away, but she ignores him. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He waved a hand, a feeble gesture of haste from a man no longer capable of hastening. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It ended, again in a gesture of ostentatious moderation, with the unadorned signature: “G. Washington, United States.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

“I have my moments,” I said, making a grand gesture down the hill. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Don’t drink anything you are offered, the gesture reminds me. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She gestured to a tall black man who stood next to her. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He gestures with his index finger for me to come closer. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Spoon gestured for me to move out of the way. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Thomas gestured for silence with his finger to his mouth. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She got up from her chair as he came up the steps and gestured at the bright sun and cloudless sky. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Vikus gestured to a small oil lamp that illuminated a panel of the wall. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Finally I walked to the window and gazed out at the peach trees stretching halfway to North Carolina, the way they held up their leafy arms in gestures of pure beseeching. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Root stood on the doorstep, palms up, the universal gesture for Look, I’m not carrying a big murderous weapon. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Her arms jerked up like the limbs of a marionette, shocked by this gesture, this posture. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

He gestured to a hawk riding the air above a wheat field to the side of the road. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“This was her office,” he said and gestured for me to enter. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

“Not right away, honey. You’ll probably feel a little sore for a few days afterward, but not while you’re here. Now,” she says, gesturing with the mold, “open up.” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Fischer signed his score sheet, made a helpless gesture as if to say “What am I supposed to do now?” and left the stage. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Mama gestured at the mess of boxes stacked in unstable piles throughout the living room. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes. I mean, thank you, sir. I’m honored that you wo—” He cut me off with an impatient gesture. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

With all those wild hand gestures, you’d think I did a lot more than give her stuck-up Little Miss Princess daughter a tiny shove. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“One gesture of Beria,” said a Soviet scientist, “was sufficient to make any of us disappear.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Both of y'all put 'em down; and you, Rinehart," Barrelhouse said, gesturing at me with his pistol, "you get out of my joint and stay out. We don't need your money in here." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She had dark hair to about here,” I gestured a little lower than my shoulder with one hand. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He frowns, makes the gesture again, but I shake my head again. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He gestured at the ledgers on the desk in front of him. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

To get them away from the border with its armed guards and that crazy man with his documents and gestures and pointing. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

She gestured at a bottle of wine standing on a pearly table. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

But for some of them, the look in their eyes makes it seem like more than a robotic gesture. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Claire gestured to indicate that she meant the entire Nurturing Center, not only this one room, where the lights were dimmed—it was just past the midday mealtime, and the newchildren were all napping. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She gestured at the door to the back of the hall. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Her nakedness was no novelty, but she appreciated the gesture. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Denna gave me a frank look, gesturing sarcastically at the wreckage of the cabin. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Extra gestures are the equivalent of trash, dirt, spots.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

It was inadequate to Ugwu, their exchange; he felt as if Mama’s death required more words, more gestures, more shared time between them. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Herringbones and madras and lamb’s wool and cashmere flashed past in a blur as hands and arms rent the air in a variety of graceful gestures. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m touched by the gesture and accept it gratefully. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

He started pointing, gesturing about the crowd, picking out people. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She met me at the door and gestured for me to follow her up the stairs to her bedroom on the second floor. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Then Kaisa turned to an attendant behind her and gestured for him to bring the stag’s head, which was wrapped in a dark green cloth. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she said, “No. Why do dis?” gesturing at the entire bed. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“I know you need this,” I say, gesturing again at the vial. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

With his characteristic gesture O’Brien resettled his spectacles on his nose. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Behind his back, Sander made a gesture of approval at me. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Getting all weepy won’t help,” says Bastian, and gestures vaguely to the far end of the field, where a line of trees cuts across the weeds. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“You keep looking at each other,” he said, gesturing with his fork at them. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“I am a myth,” Kote said easily, making an extravagant gesture. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Violet gestures for me to hurry up and join them. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“This was my son’s room,” she said, gesturing for him to enter. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The priest was pointing at the Black Wall behind the temple, gesturing up at its parapets, where a handful of armored guardsmen stood gazing down. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She pantomimes gardening gestures at me and taps her index finger on an imaginary watch. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I shouldn’t, but it’s harder to suppress gestures and expressions than words, with this weight in my veins. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

She gestured toward the corridor that led away from where Ash had come from. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gestured for the others to join him. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I crept back to the colored side and hunched over the water fountain as the girl in white relayed all this to him, using a lot of hand gestures. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gestured over one shoulder at the constable. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

There was more truth and hope in that one gesture than in all the things that had come before. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

The casual gesture must have actually been some recognition sign. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gilgamesh chewed the tip of his mustache, then gestured over his shoulder. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

The waves of her tattoo move slightly with her gestures. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

A sort of high, hysterical squeal came from Sir Meliagrance, who could be seen crawling towards the King’s box and making violent gestures. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were laughing and making the mouth gestures of talkers but their sounds didn’t penetrate my refuge. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Will everybody please line up behind that far desk in front of the Children’s Room?” said Dr. Zinchenko, gesturing toward one of the wooden tables in the outermost ring of the room. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

She gestures with upturned palms in an arc around her. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He ignored the violence in the gesture and kissed her moist palm. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

He crumpled a sheet of newspaper with one hand and gestured for the book. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Instead, he held up his sock and with it gestured along the corridor. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Your table,” she said, gesturing across the street to a narrow table inches from the canal. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“I don’t believe....You never made one gesture, sir. Never said one word!” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

A third cop gathered the stuff left behind and gestured for the cheerleader to enter the main office. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

They then gestured back to the other Cypress Bay fans, like they were pantomiming, See? Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ocean allowed the gesture, accepting Yusef’s friendly bro-hug involuntarily, and I was guessing only because he was a nice, polite person. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He held out his hand to me, an unexpected gesture. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

She gestured to a woman with black hair and tattooed arms. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Every gesture of kindness from her victims would only make her feel worse. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

A valiant gesture, old man, but I am not that great a fool. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He’s tall, his gestures easy and effortless, his expression serious. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He was very deeply touched by the gesture. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gestured to the worship hall, and then to the statues of the Six standing in silent observance. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“Would you like to join me?” she asked, gesturing with one hand to the table. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I followed her outstretched arm, which gestured to the east, at a low wall of clouds. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She would speak only English, gesturing or miming to give us hints, if she was feeling generous. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I gesture to the back of Frank’s balding head. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

I pretended I couldn’t hear, gesturing to my ears and shrugging as I rumbled past him and took a hard right onto the street. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thalia raised her hands in an I give up gesture. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He gestured widely, indicating the village of Wall below them, the night sky above them. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Poor little mouse, that gesture must have taken all his courage, he had none left for speech. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

James was too tired to protest this extraordinary gesture. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pats the ground next to her, gesturing for me to sit. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took off his wreath of laurels and with a stiff, furious gesture, tossed it to Julius, who set it on his head. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Master’s voice rose easily, Ugwu had noticed, and by his third snifter of brandy he would start to gesture with his glass, leaning forward until he was seated on the very edge of his armchair. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Before I realize what I’m doing, I put my hand on his arm, a tiny spontaneous gesture of thanks that startles both of us. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I tear off a section of the buttery warm bread, dip it in the chutney, and stuff my mouth while gesturing for Kareem to do the same. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Arthur, I know you’re the one with the grand gestures and no chill. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I followed the gesture and gasped at the sight of a beautiful city that seemed to be floating in the middle of the lake, encircled by a magical mist, bedazzling us with its towering splendor. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

He made a gesture toward one end of the crescent table. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Absolutely. Now, look”—I gesture at my stack of work on the floor—“now I’ve got all this.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Father Mulrooney walked up to the two boys and gestured for them to stay seated. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

The crowd was silent now, fearing to miss a word, to fail to see a gesture or an expression. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Make a gesture, he must have thought, let my Asian friend in the suit have a pleasant moment with her. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stayed until the doctor left, putting on his black jacket with a gesture of infinite sadness. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

His legs seemed to move of their own accord as Father Olufemi gestured toward the basket a final time, then stepped back to give him space. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The captain gestured to a group of annoyed-looking partygoers gathered near the entry and surrounded by guards. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

These unconscious gestures, like their bodies were speaking to each other—Yes, you are here and I am here. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Someday I’m go’n farm this land,” I bragged, gesturing in every direction. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He was gesturing wildly and then he stood up and looked toward the target area. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She put her hands on her hips, that familiar gesture of exasperation that always made her seem larger, and I saw the unnatural diamond shape formed by her elbows and narrowed waist. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Her hair swung angrily as she gestured to the car and climbed back in. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

She gestured toward what was to become my regular seat, then continued her line of questioning. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

He gestured at the dark sleeping shapes all about them. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Asian girl sitting next to her nodded as Zu gestured to her, as if knowing her every thought without her having to whisper a word. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Ama’s eyes glittered widely in the gloom, and her hands were moving together in a repetitive gesture of finger on thumb, finger on thumb, to ward off danger by confusing the evil spirits. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The gesture is so comforting I almost start to cry. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then she began crying again and Ben made an awkward gesture to comfort her. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every word and gesture I made seemed to provoke hostility. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I look at my grandpa with a what do I do gesture, and he whispers in my ear. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

There, before him, she repeated the face-rubbing gesture, and he nodded. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I know what you mean. And I’m sure Soheil wishes he were here, too,” I say, and give Ayesha a little hug, then gesture for us to continue walking. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

But I also understood that something more was required, a bold gesture. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can’t see their faces and gestures, their fear and anger, but everything knots inside me. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

When they emerged into the far corner of the store, he gestured with a flourish. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He gestured toward the class—he was a great one for gestures. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looked up at Lennie, and she made a small grand gesture with her arm and hand to show that she could act. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eugenia gestured to them to come inside, her lips tightly pursed. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He squeezed her hand, though Hazel sensed nothing romantic in the gesture. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He was pointing and gesturing to the other canoes to paddle their boats to the shore. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

The fairy gestured around her at the squalid filth. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Mr. Grin gestured and Alex followed him back down the corridor and out of the house. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

"I like ideas," Teddy said, gesturing to a seat. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad gestures for Mom to go in and let him handle this. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Xan’s black, beady bird eyes did not roll as well as her human eyes rolled, and alas, the gesture was lost on him. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Many waved—the lifted hand motionless, the fingers fluttering nonstop, like the legs of an insect on its back—and Farmer returned the gesture. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

As for the overseer, he made much play of his authority, directing them with a loud voice and many gestures but doing not a stroke of work himself. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a protective gesture and I knew whom Ali was pro­tecting him from. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then he gestured for Shadow to sit down at the kitchen table. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Mudd frantically gestures to his wife, Sarah, who walks quickly to him. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

He made a claw over his heart and pushed outward—an ancient gesture for warding off evil. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

In the years as I grew, my mother must have perceived the peculiarity of our situation; but though she may have noted, she did not discover its irregularities to me by word, look, or gesture. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She smiled, as if pleased that he had finally understood something important, and gestured to two small clay pots at the corner. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The mayor nodded at last and gestured my father closer. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Sky,” I’d say again, gesturing for him to repeat it after me. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He seemed completely composed, hidden behind his black-lensed glasses, only his mobile features gesturing his vocal drama. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

When trying a case, I often made sweeping gestures and used high-flown language. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man gestures to poor, dumb Othello who hasn’t left his spot near the cage, and I can’t hold my tongue any longer. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

He shoved Ear against a table and gestured wildly to Knife and Granny. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Not at all,” his father says eventually, one hand going to his ribs, a habitual gesture that has baffled Gogol until now. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Jumped out like a deer and made the gesture of tying it to a post on the store porch. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Her head was tilted back slightly, and she held her hands out in a theatrical gesture. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

She looked out to the crowd, and Moss saw that she had locked eyes with her father, who gestured at her to keep going. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

All in black, I saw the loa of Don Carlos putting his finger to his lips in mockery of the last gesture I had seen him make to me that morning. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“I don’t quite comprehend why you’d force someone to bow when the purpose of the gesture is to display allegiance and respect.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The only gesture he had made to the possibility of a journey was to shut his snowy owl, Hedwig, safely in her cage. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He made another gesture to the inner doors. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He gestured, indicating the highest level of the Eolian. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Dad nodded and held out his hands in a peace gesture. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He gestured past the walls of the garden, as though seeing something far beyond them. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Mark nodded and patted him on the back, a ridiculous gesture but all he could think of to do. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“Mind some company?” he asked, gesturing to the wall. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Some slight gesture that meant nothing to her had apparently meant something to the wolf. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hazel held up her hand in a placating gesture. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

He made a Wait here gesture, rushed to the front gate, then motioned for the girl to come forward, one foot propping the gate open. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

“How can I help you?” he said, shaking Fudge’s hand very briefly and gesturing toward the hardest of the chairs in front of the desk. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Ah!” said M. Bouc with a characteristic gesture—“she is a terrible old lady, that!” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

He licks his bottom lip and the gesture, so familiar, makes my heart lurch. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

He put it on silently and gestured to me to accompany him. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whenever he told a story, he would gesture for emphasis, and now was no exception. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Two chairs made of ice swiveled out of the ground and Shukra gestured for them to sit down. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I gestured to a break in the trees to the north of the burned farmhouse. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He gestured to the banner behind him and then his own costume. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Papa countered, gesturing out the window where wagons waited to be loaded before his warehouses. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gestured with his head to somewhere behind Moss. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Then she gestured with her sword toward the edge of the crater. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“No stinting, I see,” Luke said, taking up a fork with a gesture which would have confirmed his aunt’s worst suspicions. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

She gestured to both Grace and Joaquin with the hand that was holding the joint. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Emily gestured vaguely toward a display of fruit by the larder door where there may or may not have been a lemon. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I am conscious of how right he appears to me, how perfect, every one of his tones and gestures dead on, not simply what I expect but what I want desperately to see. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I insisted, explained, cajoled, raised my voice, gestured with my hands, quoted whatever proof texts I could remember from the grammar book, and finally he accepted my explanations. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

He gestured toward the window, indicating an area between the building and the edge of the woods beyond. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dill mirrored her gesture as they approached Good News Coffee, the town square with the gazebo, and Forrestville’s abandoned 1920s-era downtown theatre. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I made a gesture to a serving girl. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Hazel lunged for the bottom of the rope ladder and gestured for Nico to follow, but Nico was in no condition to sprint. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

We had defended ourselves since memory against everything and everybody, considered all speech a code to be broken by us, and all gestures subject to careful analysis; we had become headstrong, devious and arrogant. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not a single person in that audience believes for a second that what I do up there is real,” he says, gesturing in the general direction of the stage. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The bagels had begun as a casual gesture: a boss treating his employees whenever they won a research contract. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

“This”—and he gestured in the direction of the hall—“this is practically her only vice.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Through the window, I watch Ryan gesturing, like he’s explaining something. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

There death was dead, and people made every gesture in a cloud of music. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

The mulefa had no term for climb, so Mary had to do a lot of gesturing and roundabout explaining. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She shakes her head, and that one gesture says it all. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She nods toward a pile of washed blankets and gestures for me to help her wrap one of the sleeping babies in a pink flannel. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

With a quick gesture, Gwydion thrust a hand into his jacket and pulled out the net of grass. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

He makes a rhythmic gesture with his hands, in time with the thumping bass from the faraway rock song. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I change the subject and gesture back to the street we have just exited. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

She held up a clenched fist and the rest of the family smiled at her small defiant gesture. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

“In any case, as regards this place,” she said, gesturing grandly. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry,” I said, hands out in a stand-down gesture. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

He gestured toward the man who had ran afoul of Falconer, and who had stood up for me before the other players. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Palms held out, in the beggar’s gesture, he received the bread and meat and put it down before him on his knapsack—lowly table!— then he fell to, devouring it. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She snarled once at Mrs. Levy', flashing her teeth as if they were a symbol of something, a gesture of defiance. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She gestures at the towering bowl of twisted metal that once held the bonfire. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

They yelled and gestured at... who? ... another boy, young, like me, who stood there, almost smiling, gamely throwing up his hands. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

It is a gesture in miniature, barely noticeable. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Anorak makes a grand gesture with his right hand, and three keys appear, spinning slowly in the air in front of him. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Come and eat,” he said, gesturing to the raffia mat. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t a corny gesture, but a gesture of awareness. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The men quit, gestured obscenely, about-faced, swayed leisurely back to their van, started it up, and drove out of the gorge. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She made a little abrupt gesture, as though she were waving the idea of danger aside as something completely unimportant. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Exactly the way he’d heard it would be, his life flashed before him, but it consisted of only one image: Hagar bending over him in perfect love, in the most intimate sexual gesture imaginable. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He makes a dismissive gesture in the air. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She held her own hands out to us, the ancient gesture that was both an offering and an invitation, to come forward, into an embrace, an acceptance. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nia turns around, spreads her arms, and gestures to the hall as if she owns it while she backs away. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

The latter gesture had become irrelevant because of the new language of the second resolution. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Rebecca made an X gesture over her chest. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I was in favor of this dramatic gesture, for it highlighted the iniquities of the State of Emergency. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps I shall gift her with a pair of absorbent white athletic socks in the near future; this gesture may affect her and lead her to conversation. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I look around at this group, and gesture with my hand. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Forms leaned together in the taxis as they waited, and voices sang, and there was laughter from unheard jokes, and lighted cigarettes outlined unintelligible gestures inside. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Seconds later, he walks past us, masked once more and gesturing for us to follow. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

There was a conference, none of which Mrs. Frisby could hear, accompanied by gestures toward the rosebush and the waiting bulldozer. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

He gestured to the curving bookcases climbing up the back half of the rotunda. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

They make no move, no gesture, no sound to welcome him. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Put that over there,” she said, eyeing Nok’s staff and gesturing to a nook outside the door. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

He lowered his hands in a quick gesture. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“Attractive creature,” she said, “but queer-tempered I should think, difficult to know. I thought he might have made some gesture of asking one to Manderley that day in the lounge, but he was very close.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I need not fight you,” Dain says, gesturing out toward the knights grouped thickly around the dais, waiting for an order. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He gestures for me to take a seat across from him. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

And then I blush and he lowers his eyes, and it’s like this entire pantomime of nervous gestures. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Eventually someone very ugly or very unhappy would spot a new kid walking around and in tentative, irresolute gestures would offer friendship to you with no ulterior motives except to end their own intolerable loneliness. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we each introduced ourselves, Daito and Shoto bowed to us once again, and once again we each returned the gesture. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I caught his eye, and I made a gesture as if to say, “Me?” and he shook his head no. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mouth full, Manet made a gesture with both hands as if playing an imaginary violin. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

This is the market where gesture is all: a tongue’s lightning lick; a thumbnail grazing the split cheeks of a purple plum. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

She shakes her head no, and repeats the gesture. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

He gestures to complex problems facing the new country but focuses on the 1966 massacres. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I walked to and from school beside myself, watching the jíbara girl with eyes cast down, the home-cut hair, the too large gestures and too loud voice, the feet unaccustomed to shoes. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Edward appreciated the courtesy of this small gesture, but he was heartily sick of the ocean and would have been satisfied never to set eyes on it again. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

Beside me, Ollie's gait is relaxed, but his upper body looks tense, and we speak to each other in gestures while ignoring the shouting I can still hear from a few blocks over. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Hideo watches him go, then gestures briefly at the door with one hand. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

We all watched Gearhart, trying to figure out what was being said, trying to read his face, his gestures. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

They nodded and gestured for her to get going. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Justice gestured again and one of the guards struck Skarpi a blow to the back of the head. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Dimly, Powell was aware that the robot was making a friendly gesture, perhaps to quiet some lingering remorse in forcibly replacing the humans at the controls of the station. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

It took even longer before I understood their language of calls and gestures and the way they live in their society. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

At that last bit he turns and gestures at us sitting in the back, as though the meaning in his words wasn’t clear enough. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Woodenly, Fenton turned to look, but instead of rallying to his own defense he made a slow, leaden gesture of dismissal and lay his head in the crook of his arm. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

His mother gestured her to take her place. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

On the other hand, we were hungry, and to reject the gesture altogether would humiliate the warder we were trying to befriend. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I nod decisively, at the last minute softening the gesture with a tilt of my head. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The old man motioned me in with his right hand with a courtly gesture, saying in excellent English, but with a strange intonation:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

A thickset young man in a plaid shirt got out of the passenger side and gestured for Salvador and Lupita to come up to the car. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

The senator paused and brushed the hair from his forehead in a nervous gesture. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

She moved her tail in a vague gesture of recognition, then returned her attention to the gatehouse. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Caleb Cartwright raises both hands in a gesture that further clinches his mime thing: black turtleneck, black skinny jeans, black eyeliner, black bowler hat. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

The children could still make out the wavery image of the news reporter gesturing toward the crowd behind her, but her voice faded away, replaced by that of a child. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Frustrated, the girl gestured to the open door at the end of the throne room. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She gestured toward the stairs, so I walked up, but didn’t pause to examine the assemblage of recycled trash at the top of the staircase. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“If you’re going to insult me, you can shove this—” She lifted the cue in the air and made an obscene gesture that finished her sentence. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She stood there with her hand on her hip and gestured for Dill to throw his in too. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Lancelot looked on the table, and moved his hand in a gesture to stroke the cloth. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He made an empty gesture with his free hand. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

He made a dramatic sweeping gesture with one hand. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She made an impatient gesture toward a low building next to the house. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

His hand gestured quietly and in a moment two robots had pinned Donovan’s arms to his sides. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“They are probably down below by now,” he said, gesturing at the snow around them and the flakes still falling from the sky. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

He made a short, fierce gesture that seemed to take in everything, the broken bottle, the bar, the world. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

As a last gesture of courtesy, he left his affairs for an hour and visited Rebeca to bring her up to date on what he was determined to do. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

He gestured to the head of the alley and a narrow structure two stories high. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Antonapoulos sat stolidly and made obscene gestures when they came too close to him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

An usher is about to direct us to some seats, but this lady with natural twists gestures toward the front row of the friends’ side, right in front of her. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

You must know that they will appreciate it greatly, they will appreciate anything you give them, because it is not only the question of the amount, but the gesture brings a lot as well. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Yet something else pulled, a tug low in his stomach as he looked over Anatsou’s shoulder and down the crooked path to which he was gesturing. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

With gestures, he indicated that he would demonstrate to me the proper prayer ritual postures. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said, “If you will mount up, General, I would like to ride over in that direction—” he gestured eastward—“some little way.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Fine by us,” said Mr. Dimblewit, gesturing at the Hill’s Guard maliciously. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

She raised her fingers and popped them at him—boom!—but this time the gesture looked sad, not menacing. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The mathematician’s hand went to his sleek hair in the familiar smoothing gesture. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“What are you doing with that?” he asks, gesturing at the book under her arm. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He gestured at the bench across from him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Eleanor went to shake his mom's hand, but she waved them in the air, like sorry, my nails are wet, a gesture that Eleanor didn't seem to recognize. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Her manner was languid, and her gestures without that gayety which had so marked her before. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She gestures toward a puffy chair in the nearby corner for me to sit on, before retreating back to her place near the window. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He backs up against the wall of the elevator car and gestures for her to enter. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

It seems to be an argument: there are gestures of the hands, a raised word. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Bast made a frantic, covert gesture from where he stood near the door, but Kvothe was busy trying to catch the mercenary’s eye. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Other times, thanks come in a small gesture: a smile, a firm handshake before they move on. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

As he pulled the gun from the man’s hands, Better Joe berated him in their own tongue, over some protocol or gesture necessary for quieting a murdered enemy. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Mom takes the walking stick from him, lifts her phone in her other hand, and gestures at the oversized blue chair a little farther down from us. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I expect her to offer me a single-digit gesture, but instead she says, “How did you do that?” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Molly responded with a tiny gesture, so small that most people didn’t see it. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He smiled, and raised his hands in a gesture of surrender. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Pastor Kim smiles and gestures as though announcing me on stage. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

I recognize that gesture; it’s a common greeting in the Dhahabu Region of the west. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

She glanced at Tree-ear and gestured at him with one hand. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

“You have the best timing. I could use a break from”—I gesture—“all of this.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Players stood or sat in odd comers, talking to themselves, making curious faces and sudden gestures, for all the world like residents of a madhouse. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

In response to each of them, the crowd responded by applauding enthusiastically or unenthusiastically, depending on how closely the gesture matched the Nazi salute. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I gesture down the row of Mercury Homes, and she joins me in a slow walk. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“The rest of this land used to be farms or grazing pasture,” he continued, gesturing back at the expanse of white behind them. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

And then we’d go to the library, where Mr. Powell was waiting for us and where we had started to work on gesture. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

For, at the very least, it would be a gesture, and they would understand it as such. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

He wanted to put his arm around her protectively, but he doubted she’d appreciate the gesture, and he didn’t want to give this golden guy any indication that Annabeth was his girlfriend. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

People we knew came and spoke to us in low voices, gesturing hopelessly. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

I made a three-fingered claw over my heart and pushed outward—an ancient gesture Grover had once taught me for warding off evil. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

She gestured at the bottle of wine on her pearly table. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

He gestured at the misshapen pottery box on the ground, badly dented from its fall. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

It might have gotten worse if I hadn’t made a slight gesture over the brazier with the wax doll. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

At the house, Rasheed covered her with a quilt when she lay on the couch, but there was a stiff, perfunctory air about this gesture. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Tree-ear sometimes wanted to cry out and beat his fists into the clay in frustration when Min made an abrupt gesture for yet another repetition of the work. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

It is only now, these years later, that Rahel with adult hindsight recognized the sweetness of that gesture. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tall man tucked his flashlight under his arm and held out both hands, palms forward, in what was meant to be a comforting gesture. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

A friend once told me that my mother and I were alike, that we had the same wispy hand gestures, the same girlish laugh and sideways look. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without looking up, Starry gestures toward the urn on the mantel. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She shrugs, gestures at her phone, and then points at the clock on the cars dashboard. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

He gestures at the bush we’re hiding in, hiding in like thieves. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Fortunately, a porter—he gestured toward a young inmate cleaning the children’s play area—had written a love letter for him in Spanish. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Clean on back there to the back,” a large drunk Negro said, pointing with a wild swinging gesture that almost made him lose his balance. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Lupita,” he hissed, and he gestured for her to give him the sack of food. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

He flicked his wrist impatiently, gesturing for Shin to hurry up and disappear into the woods. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Madeline must have rinsed it in hot water to take away the chill, she realized, and this small generous gesture made her eyes fill. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

With a sure gesture, she pushed the four nickels toward the waiter. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Piper raised her hands in a placating gesture. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I’m surprised he doesn’t follow it up with a hand gesture just to be absolutely clear. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

"Stay where you are!" said Mr. Brown, gesturing with the staff, as if Tristran were a wild beast that might spring at him at any moment. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” said Justice Strauss, gesturing to her flowerpot. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

The girl stood up, again fitted her chest back into her blouse, gestured obscenely at the car, and angrily retrieved her pack and guitar from the rear seat. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ophie’s mother gestured for her to follow, and Ophie was left wondering whether the man had been joking in that way old people sometimes did. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

With this wordless gesture, Bull thought, Virgil is suddenly a full colonel again. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stopped almost immediately and gestured at the first table. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

“We’re a little busy right now,” he said, gesturing to the room. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He wheeled back and gestured to the couch nestled between bookcases. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He sang for me, literally, like this”—and here Kallman gestures with his hand to indicate a space of no more than two feet—“face-to-face.” Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“We have a token Star of David,” she says, gesturing to the six-pointed star on the wall. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My mother, she was an artist, too,” he said, gesturing with the bottle. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“It knows we’re here,” Eleanor whispered, and Luke, looking back at her over his shoulder, gestured furiously for her to be quiet. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

The rose in my hand seems such an awkward gesture now, I lay it down on her bed rather than handing it to her. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Silently he put milk, bread, herrings beside it, and gestured to Johnny to join him. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She made a calming gesture with both hands, as if smoothing the air. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

But Ma listens for a minute to the soldier's voice; observes his gestures, medals, stripes, and uniform; and says nothing. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I was wearing my favorite shirt — sleeveless, white eyelet lace; I was wearing it as a farewell gesture. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

When the test was finished, the driving inspector said, “Thank you. Would you please park the car over there,” gesturing to a space nearby. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

After he came home from the hospital, his stomach pumped, his liver monitored, she searched his face, his gestures, his words, for a sign, for proof that it had really almost happened. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He made no response to her gesture at all. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Galahad,” said Elaine, and she leaned over the wrappings, making the foolish gestures and meaningless sounds which mothers delight to use when their babies ate beginning to pay attention. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stella nods, a small gesture that makes her wince. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

Kote made a pacifying gesture with the hand that held the spoon. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

"Wine for the King's Hand," he told the girl, gesturing Ned to a couch. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Dr. Howard gestures to the table, covered in crinkly white paper, and I sit down on it. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Ekon looked over his shoulder, then gestured for her to follow. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He puts his finger to his lips and winks grotesquely—an exaggerated gesture that pulls the side of his mouth up toward his eye. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She told us a wonderful story that day, made even more real by her gestures and changing voices to match the different characters. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Help me weed,” I say to Suraya, gesturing at her to join me. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Grandma made a little gesture with the spatula. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

And while Scythe Mandela sent a heartfelt note of apology for Scythe Curie to give to Citra, High Blade Xenocrates made no such gesture. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“Giving everything up— just when he’s on top. What a gesture!” The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

It sends heat through my skin, and I immediately push the gesture from my mind. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z