She touched Moonie's pink nose in a tight, economical motion.

He brushed the dust from his hands with quick, economical motions.

He took a cigar for himself and lit it with economical motions.

One of the two men stood up and with a few economical motions unfurled the sails, and the boat started to move.

She paused while setting the table, watching the economical motions of a man who had performed this same task nearly every morning for twenty years.

With neat, economical motions he prepared a pot of some herbal infusion and carried it back to the table by the bed.

He vaulted into the saddle in one fluid, economical motion.

With a single economical motion they rolled the body onto the open body bag.

With an economical motion he hoisted himself upwards, swung his feet into the room and sat comfortably perched on the ledge.

One of the patrolmen answered with an economical motion of his head.