Even went so far, in fact, as to invite the Marine to sit with a polite gesture of the hand.

Ryan made a quiet, polite little gesture for attention.

His smile wasn't just the polite gesture most are; she found it truly warming.

He took her arm in what seemed to be a polite gesture.

Turning to Julian, he raised a hand in a polite but firm gesture that clearly said "halt."

He smiled a little, made a polite gesture in the general direction of his hat and passed on.

But it was no more than a polite gesture.

A marine guard held the door open, a polite gesture that stopped short of his eyes.

She started to speak again, but he asked her with a little polite gesture to wait.

This was done "as a polite gesture to Asian customers".