He suddenly began talking me down to everyone and rejecting every affectionate gesture.

At last he rose, went to the armchair, and, while she talked on, attempted an affectionate gesture.

I thought it was grand that someone liked me enough to make an affectionate gesture.

He had just left her bed without a single affectionate gesture or word.

She held out her hand with an affectionate gesture, and I was reluctantly compelled to press it.

No doubt Unit 17 in the course of studies included an affectionate gesture from the teacher.

That was unusual, for she was not given to affectionate gestures.

How is it that a simple affectionate gesture can be so loaded?

She wanted to leave a note for Paul to tell him where they were: a formality, really, an affectionate gesture.

An affectionate gesture, one that made her feel uneasy again.