This approach, in its passive way, diminishes and controls as effectively as many more aggressive gestures.

Then they yawned, a slightly more aggressive gesture that displayed their dragon teeth.

Since then, we have made not one aggressive gesture toward the locals.

To judge the seriousness of an aggressive gesture, you have to know something about the social context in which it occurs.

Danilo flung back his head in an aggressive gesture.

Experts on bears say it is usually best not to alarm them with aggressive gestures.

He made a sudden, aggressive gesture with upraised fist, but his inoffensive face still smiled.

It was not a particularly aggressive gesture.

Both featured tough, aggressive gestures offset by more gentle writing.

It was more than an aggressive gesture; it betrayed suppressed nervous tension and energy.