He saw me glance at his assistant and made a hopeless gesture.

The control sighed, as if to say it was a hopeless gesture.

My people were not posted here to die in some hopeless gesture!

Maybe it was a hopeless gesture, but he had to try to defend Faizah.

She made a hopeless gesture, looking close to tears.

He raised his hands from the steering wheel in a hopeless gesture.

Again Simon shook his head with the same hopeless gesture.

She moved her shoulders in a hopeless gesture of defeat.

He spread his arms wide in a hopeless gesture.

She shook her head, a hopeless gesture of terror and resignation.