lay hands on
Example Sentences
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On Saturday, we watched Bishop John O. Barres lay hands on Dillon’s head to confer the sacrament of the priesthood on him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
So I completely get why Larry David would lay hands on the world’s kindliest Muppet on live TV.
From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2024
"We ask people to abide by the park rules - we cannot physically lay hands on people to get them out of the lake," he added.
From BBC ● May 30, 2022
In March 2020, British researchers created a consortium to sequence as many viral genomes as they could lay hands on.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 2, 2022
‘I guess this is just exactly where he meant to bring us. Gollum! If ever I lay hands on you again, you’ll be sorry for it.’
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
