lay hands on
Example Sentences
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He said she did not lay hands on the security guard but was desperate to keep a hold of the bag and its contents.
From BBC
Nearly 10 years ago, Cancro performed the anointing of the sick — laying hands on a person who is ill, spreading oil on their forehead and praying — on Eguino.
From Los Angeles Times
But Burbank never mentioned Ellis laying hands on Collins.
From Seattle Times
"Offerings" brims with many moods, a feeling fixed in place by Gladstone's portrayal of Hotki's emotional withdrawal, until that transcendent sight of generations of spirits laying hands on Willie Jack parts the shadows.
From Salon
This was the closest he has come to laying hands on the World Cup.
From BBC
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