Example Sentences

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Philadelphia’s Edmundo Sosa sauntered out of the box, motioning with one hand in a pump-wave in front of 51,794 Dodgers fans.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

"And this is why this film exists and why I exist as an artist because of those people right there," he added, motioning to his family and crew.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

He visits the bakery often and waits for his food “literally where the car is right now,” he said, motioning to where tables and chairs are normally placed for customers.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

“All those are rental bellies,” said Geneal Animal Genetics and Biotechnology’s commercial director, Paulo Cerantola, motioning to a hilltop herd as his truck rumbled along a dirt road.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2024

“Okay, okay, wait,” Ridge said quickly, motioning for them to sit down.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly