abrupt gesture

Examples (20)

• He made an abrupt gesture of dismissal with his hand.
• She ended the meeting with an abrupt gesture, closing her laptop mid-sentence.
• With an abrupt gesture, she swept the papers off her desk.
• His abrupt gesture broke the tense silence in the room.
• His impatience was clear from his abrupt gestures and clipped speech.
• In an abrupt gesture, the coach signaled everyone to stop.
• The driver made an abrupt gesture at the car that cut him off.
• I misread her abrupt gesture as impatience, but she was just cold.
• She stopped speaking and, with an abrupt gesture of her head, pointed towards the exit.
• The abrupt gesture was out of character for someone usually so patient.
• The heated argument ended when he stood up with an abrupt gesture and walked away.
• Why did he make such an abrupt gesture toward the reporters?
• An abrupt gesture was all the warning we got before he slammed the door.
• We didn't expect that abrupt gesture to carry so much meaning.
• The magician's abrupt gesture revealed the hidden card.
• If you make an abrupt gesture near the horse, it might startle.
• She tried to avoid making any abrupt gestures that might startle the sleeping baby.
• An abrupt gesture from the driver sent the cyclists to the curb.
• His testimony was interrupted by an abrupt gesture from the judge.
• The diplomat's abrupt gesture contradicted his conciliatory words.