Sentence examples for because the gesture from inspiring English sources

She never proffered a few hundred shillings to contribute to the grocery bill, not because she was cheap — though she was; at her age, that went without saying — but because the gesture never occurred to her.

The reader, too, is left uncertain, because the gesture that accompanies Beatrice's forgiving her father — she touches her "lips to the velvet back of his head" — is one she describes as sensually as any she shares with her elderly husband.

She never proffered a few hundred shillings to contribute to the grocery bill, not because she was cheap – though she was; at her age, that went without saying – but because the gesture never occurred to her.

To me that means (a) you couldn't express your love in your own words, (b) you didn't want to take time to write how you felt, or (c) you don't know how you feel and simply gave a card because the gesture was expected.

It is a gamble, because the gesture itself -- if successful -- will shape the Middle East and global geopolitics much more widely.

Eileen: It's interesting, a lot of queer theorists are suddenly discovering him, because he holds a certain history but also because the gesture is just completely new.

But SMART members say the gesture falls short because the committee has no power to stop the proposal.

Because of the gesture from space, Dr. Joseph said, he feels he has finally fulfilled his promise to the rabbi.

A Virginia cyclist who was photographed extending her middle finger at President Trump's motorcade as it drove past her last month has lost her job because of the gesture, she said on Monday.

Or, if it's their birthday and you're getting them a cake, do a little investigating, because although the gesture is sweet, it comes with an eye roll if they hate carrot cake and that's what you give them every year.

On the contrary I had a friend express how I made his day just by helping him find his phone or when I surprised a friend I met in my hostel with a pizza and how appreciative she was because of the gesture.