lay hands on
Example Sentences
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Most artificial-intelligence companies are so desperate for computing capacity that they will use any advanced chip they can lay hands on, but switching to a new computing system can be complex and costly.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 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
Supreme Court — not to spare his life, but to allow his pastor to lay hands on him and pray in the execution chamber.
From New York Times • Sep. 22, 2022
"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
“It’s maddening to think what might be in that journal of his—to think there might be something we could use to stop him...but I know there’s no way we can lay hands on it.”
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
