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Example Sentences
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He said the trio "decided to take the law into their own hands" rather than seek a "lawful route" to stop what they thought were the illegal actions of Pearson Engineering.
From BBC
After reflecting on everything that happened—the control, the manipulation—I have washed my hands of this situation.
From Barron's
Their relationship is the basis of the first season, and in the hands of actors Hero Fiennes Tiffin and Dónal Finn, it’s particularly electric.
From Los Angeles Times
A frenzy of mergers has since thinned the ranks of private operators, leaving most of U.S. crude production in the hands of disciplined, slow-moving public players.
Dandridge told the court Williams was "holding the hockey stick in both hands".
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
