In the Western world a kiss is a common gesture of greeting, and at times a kiss is expected.

That common gesture felt suddenly alien, as it had when she'd first left home to enter the Navy.

Each common gesture made her feel more hopeless.

This is a common gesture among brokers in a market where fixer-uppers are not the hot commodity they were a year ago.

She knew it was a common, childish gesture but it made her feel better.

No one had ever conveyed so much in such a simple common gesture.

As he bowed, Norfolk noted that even that common gesture was invested with a kind of special grace.

It was a common gesture for Katherine, particularly when she was under strain.

Neither are common gestures like nodding and shaking your head.

It became a common gesture for him to hide behind the curtain and flip off the crowd prior to entering the ring.