hand

Example Sentences

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He did it until he was 12 and then turned his hand to tennis full-time.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026

On the other hand, most of us can’t spend weeks away from our jobs for undisclosed reasons, either.

From Slate • Jul. 2, 2026

Women dry coffee in the sun and hand pick beans.

From Barron's • Jul. 2, 2026

French captures that sense of urgency in his figure who strides forward, musket in hand, roused to action by something perceived in the distance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026

A hand swoops in to grab mine, pulling me toward one of the giant spruces, and we get under just as hail starts pelting down.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith