handshake
Example Sentences
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Close friends dining across the room from each other might exchange a wave or a quick handshake, but unsolicited business pitches go against the restaurant’s unwritten code of conduct, members say.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026
It would take more than two years of round-the-clock campaigning just to give each and every one a quick handshake.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026
The Japanese star's second-round win against Sorana Cirstea was marred by a testy exchange and icy handshake at the end.
From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026
What came out of the meeting was a path to return—and a handshake that could cost Koepka up to $90 million in a combination of charitable donations, bonuses and equity in the Tour.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
The handshake was quick and awkward, like maybe he was new to that sort of pleasantry.
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
