not at hand
Example Sentences
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The first thing is to make sure that the things you try to avoid are not at hand.
From Slate ● Nov. 8, 2018
But sometimes the perfect implement is not at hand; we live half an hour from the nearest hardware store.
From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2016
But the U.S.-Russia accord, although close, is still not at hand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2010
Trade Representative Clayton Yeutter, while insisting that a trade war was not at hand, nonetheless called the confrontation a "serious dispute."
From Time Magazine Archive
When the means of giving a cold bath are not at hand, the cold pack will often be found a very efficient substitute for it.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
