at hand

Example Sentences

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Despite playing in a trendy, fast-growing consumer category, Simply Good has made strategic choices that weakened its performance and limited its ability to capitalize on the opportunity at hand, according to Scalzo.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The court responded by once again raising concerns that one citation was nonexistent and two other AI-assisted citations had only “tenuous” relevance to the case at hand.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

History is at hand if they can reach out and grab it.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

And it’s my job to help families come to their decision by offering as much information as I can provide about the topic at hand.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026

Then at last the hour for departure was at hand.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers