Sentence examples for drastic gesture from inspiring English sources

There are no obvious or direct repercussions from this apparent lie, but it sets the tone for the remainder of a novel in which almost every conversation is some sort of confrontation, and in which the narrator is constantly on the verge of some drastic gesture or futile outburst.

But Tomas Sedlacek, once an adviser to former President Vaclav Havel and an outspoken critic of Mr. Klaus, said that even if the complaint was filed — and it was unclear senators would be willing to take such a drastic action — it would largely be a symbolic gesture.

How drastic?

Drastic concessions.

Hardly drastic.

It's pretty drastic".

A drastic move?

Drastic measures were necessary.

Drastic times call for drastic measures.

Though Edsall gestures favorably toward the economist James K. Galbraith's argument that long-term deficit projections are unreliable and unimportant, he still treats them as absolute constraints on spending, requiring "drastic action" to undo.

A drastic measure?