handshake

Example Sentences

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The first-day-of-work outfit has long been a carefully choreographed ritual, the professional equivalent of a firm handshake.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

The disagreement reignited when the players met at the net once the match had finished, with both walking away without the customary handshake.

From BBC • May 27, 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

“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

“Don’t worry,” he writes Theo, “and give the pals a handshake for me.”

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman