beau geste
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of beau geste
literally: beautiful gesture
Example Sentences
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Still, in city politics, even the beau geste can be fraught.
From New York Times ● Oct. 15, 2015
It was one of the few times in history that the Solicitor General refused to argue a case before the Supreme Court, and it was a beau geste that cost Griswold his job.
From Time Magazine Archive
At his death his widow observed: "His life was one long beau geste."
From Time Magazine Archive
Besides that final beau geste she left behind a haunting epitaph, claiming she was a great actress because "she had acted on the last day of her life."
From Time Magazine Archive
Perhaps it was just a beau geste of defiance, or a reminder that one day he too would be grown up and free.
From The Dark House by Wylie, I. A. R. (Ida Alexa Ross)
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