He stood and made a brusque summoning gesture to the monks.

He made a brusque gesture toward Bo, then turned to the girl.

He looked away, and made a brusque gesture of dismissal.

He turned the set off with a brusque gesture.

I shut him up with a brusque gesture, and sat up straight, struck by a thought.

With a brusque gesture, he showed his police badge.

He made a brusque gesture with his hand, and his men moved out of earshot.

"Sit down, Holt," the woman said with a brusque gesture.

She led the way into the sitting-room, made a brusque gesture towards a chair and sat down opposite me.

Jamie dismissed murder with a brusque gesture and sat down.