small gesture

collocation in English

meaningsofsmallandgesture

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small
adjective
uk
/smɔːl/us
/smɑːl/
little in size or amount when compared with what is typical ...
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gesture
noun[C]
uk
/ˈdʒes.tʃər/us
/ˈdʒes.tʃɚ/
a movement of the hands, arms, or head, etc. to express an idea ...
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(Definition ofsmallandgesturefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsmall gesture

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In particular, asmallgestureon the part of the performer should not trigger an avalanche of sound.
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We imagine it as a trailing off of the voice, where meaning is secured through some other sign, asmallgesture, perhaps: a raising of the brow, a looking away.
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It is asmallgesturefor all of us.
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I do think, however, that this matter could be put right by a verysmallgestureby the other side.
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It would be asmallgestureto enable them to have more comfort and dignity in their well-deserved retirement.
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Even so, it is a principle well worth establishing and if we made asmallgesturethere could be great benefit as a result.
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This is an opportunity to make asmallgesturefor war widows.
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He said he thought asmallgesturecould put this right.
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It would be asmallgesture, but it would remove an aggravation.
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It may be only asmallgesture, but such attitudes are beginning to prevail, which is encouraging.
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Therefore, this is asmallgesturewhich would give them a little independence and something of the dignity which we feel the committee may lack.
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If we make even asmallgesturehere this evening, it will echo throughout the world.
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While that intimation has been made, it might be a verysmallgesturetowards the problem that is at stake.
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Many of us thought that if that area was just to stand alone as asmallgesture, it was not worth having.
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All they have to do is make asmallgestureof good faith.
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It may seem asmallgesture, but it has been warmly welcomed by the industry.
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The proposal is asmallgesturein that direction, which we very much welcome.
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It is asmallgesturewhich is an inadequate response to our needs or demands.
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This would have been asmallgestureto those councillors in rural areas who are not very well off.
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He decided to protest, not by refusing to pay the fine—he was prepared to accept the court's judgment—but by making asmallgesture.
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