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
And for all the sighs about energy costs, the crisis is not at hand.
From Time Magazine Archive
It may be that one day when the instrument is needed it is not at hand.
From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Warfield, Louis Marshall
