at hand
Example Sentences
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He can bounce from topic to topic during any speaking engagement, veering off the script and then returning to the matter at hand.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Players began to eat in total silence focused on their task at hand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
The Constitution limits federal courts to deciding only cases brought by parties with standing—that is, a concrete injury sufficient to give them a stake in the matter at hand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
I asked him about the opportunity at hand.
From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2026
But Nine didn’t understand the greater issue at hand: Gingersnipes being stuck in Deadwood.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
