That habitual gesture gave him the comfort of long familiarity.

It was a habitual gesture with her which a psychiatrist might have said began as a way of protecting herself from assault.

It didn't give in the right places, or make allowances for his habitual gestures, like the old one had.

Serena saw the habitual gesture and hid a smile.

He put the beer down savagely, and his hand moved toward the holster in a habitual gesture.

The Prime Minister passed his hand across his face, an habitual gesture.

In a habitual gesture, Adelia put a hand on her rounded belly.

In a habitual gesture she brushed at the hair that had come loose from her braid.

I kept my hands clasped tightly to avoid the habitual gesture of hiding myself from sight.

He rose, and in a habitual gesture, shook back his gleaming mop of dark hair.