be on hand
Example Sentences
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Police said 10,000 officers would be on hand for the parade, the department's largest ever deployment for a planned event, with heavy weapons and explosives teams among them.
From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026
President Donald Trump will be on hand for this weekend’s festivities.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
The government says clinicians will be on hand to “conduct medical reviews to validate determinations.”
From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026
Alongside hosts Daly and Winkleman, judges Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, and Anton Du Beke will all be on hand - before the studio audience decides who wins.
From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025
My father will now be on hand to witness my two greatest moments of humiliation in a life that has been just building up to them.
From "The Misfits" by James Howe
