lay hands on
Example Sentences
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In the artificial-intelligence world, pretty much everyone wants to lay hands on chips and other computing hardware made by the market leader, Nvidia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 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
He asked to have his Baptist pastor pray out loud and lay hands on him in the execution chamber, a request that brought his case national notoriety.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 16, 2022
"With rings on your fingers and gold in your pockets, you can take to the roads like gentlemen. You'll be traveling about in fine coaches. But first you've got to lay hands on the treasure."
From "The Whipping Boy" by Sid Fleischman
