by hand
Example Sentences
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The nontech time would be used to read books, work through problems by hand, learn trades and other tactile skills, exercise, and play with friends.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Also, at five of nine mail processing facilities studied, retail clerks who were postmarking ballots by hand sometimes used stamps with inaccurate dates, according to the report.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
Firefighters responded, opened the rear end of the truck and used pike poles to remove the garbage by hand, according to Samuel Menchaca, a public information officer with the San Francisco Fire Department.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 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 even washed them by hand to make sure they lasted.
From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin
