by hand
Example Sentences
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It features whole leaves of romaine lettuce massaged by hand with a dressing of fresh garlic, lime, Worcestershire, soft-poached eggs and Cantabrian anchovies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Some indoor farms do not have bees, and growers pay workers to pollinate flowers by hand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Kindell, who once made all his dough by hand – until an elbow tendon injury forced him to investigate using machines instead, is now working on his own version of a pizza-making robot.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
After moving heavy boxes of metal tools and parts by hand between cargo pallets, he strolls over, steps into the box, sits down and smiles, running his fingers through his hair like in the shower.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
He saw no forklifts or heavy machinery; the cages must have been assembled by hand.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
