geste
- a variation of gest.
Example Sentences
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Still, in city politics, even the beau geste can be fraught.
From New York Times • Oct. 15, 2015
Starbucks’ successful seduction of the notoriously finicky New York City consumer began with a dramatic grande geste.
From Slate • Jul. 17, 2012
Britons who love a beau geste were deliriously enthusiastic.
From Time Magazine Archive
That geste finally cued two lovely tributes: an ode from Beat poet Gregory Corso and a famous essay.
From Time Magazine Archive
The tendency of the trouv�res was constantly to affiliate their heroes on a particular geste or family.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" by Various
