handshake
Example Sentences
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Joshua removed his sunglasses midway through before it ended with a friendly handshake.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
It was on the South Lawn, too, where Bill Clinton hosting the 1993 Oslo Accord handshake between Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
Xi walked out by himself to greet Trump with a handshake, not the “big, fat hug” Trump earlier said he was expecting.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
“How will they greet one another? With a handshake, a hug or a scowl? These are the dramas that the political nerds like myself love to look for,” Sadhwani said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
“What is it? You keep staring at me. I told you, we know each other now, after that handshake, so that means you can tell me anything.”
From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds
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