glad hand
Example Sentences
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But for all the talk of South Carolina’s penchant for dirty tricks, the state also values the glad hand.
From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2024
But even as Mr. Xi has offered a glad hand to those and other world leaders in recent weeks, it has been only the cold shoulder for the United States.
From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2023
He doesn’t swing at big checkbooks or institutions, certainly nothing solid enough to bruise the glad hand.
From The Guardian • Jun. 30, 2015
They dither, horse trade, glad hand and posture.
From Forbes • Jul. 11, 2013
It was the resort for the itinerant politician, holding out the glad hand, who was to speak in the evening, and was with us to electioneer.
From Revisiting the Earth by Hill, James Langdon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
