Sentence examples for hand in a gesture from inspiring English sources

After the ceremony Dr. Teller shook his hand in a gesture of reconciliation, but the wounds never healed.

After the hubbub died down, he stretched out his hand in a gesture of calm toward the presiding judge, Sir Brian Leveson.

He holds up the palm of one hand in a gesture of protection; with another he points to his foot to indicate the refuge of his followers.

"For me to make some kind of money, this," he said, waving his hand in a gesture encompassing the store, "has a limit.

But today President Kabila assured all parties: "We have stretched our hand, we have extended our hand in a gesture of peace.

In the 2012 video for "Money Trees," he was shot askance, frequently blocking the camera's view with his hand in a gesture of cool self-protection.

He raised his hands in a gesture of resignation.

He opens his hands in a gesture of helplessness.

Ahmadzai threw up his hands in a gesture of incredulity and contempt.

Keeping his own dental wreckage tucked under blistered lips, he lifted his hands in a gesture of spiritual peace.

In one photograph, Jackson — in his glittering trademark military-style jacket, hat, and shades — holds her left hand in both his hands, in a gesture of affection.