a hand at
Example Sentences
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Your critics say you had too heavy a hand at the SEC.
From Barron's ● Apr. 18, 2026
Now, actor, writer and director Michael Angarano tries a hand at something different in “Sacramento,” a film that, despite its title, is only partially set in California's capital.
From Salon ● Apr. 11, 2025
Perhaps the most recurrent and laden with meaning — at times a bit too heavily — is a hand at the heart, cupped or with fingers blooming upward, paired with pulsations of the chest.
From New York Times ● May 5, 2023
Everyone needs a hand at one time or another, the retired X-ray technologist said.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 20, 2022
My grandfather waves a hand at Raj’s earring.
From "The Fourteenth Goldfish" by Jennifer L. Holm
