He offered me his arm in a very old-fashioned gesture.
He was offering her a cleanly pressed handkerchief: a rather old-fashioned gesture but very much appreciated at that particular moment.
John looked at Ianthe and winked, a curiously old-fashioned gesture that made her want to laugh.
He held out his arm in a surprisingly old-fashioned gesture.
Like celibacy, chocolates seemed an old-fashioned gesture, from another time although perfectly appropriate now.
The visitor turned toward me, taking off his hat in an old-fashioned gesture, holding out his hand.
It was surprising how these old-fashioned gestures disarmed modern women.
It was ridiculous, Shelby told herself, to be unsteady over an old-fashioned romantic gesture.
He held the door and bowed Rose in with a very old-fashioned gesture.
She was touched by the old-fashioned gesture, and expectant as she had never been before.