open-handed
Example Sentences
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Andrea Robinson, an 18-year-old psychology major at the University of Kansas, hollered while doing the open-handed chop with the crowd.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2023
Sophie Turner then absolutely wallops O’Brien with an open-handed slap to the left cheek, spattering tequila across his chin and sending shock waves through his pompadour.
From Slate • Jun. 6, 2019
The army remained "open-handed to receive LRA defectors who abandon violence", he said.
From BBC • Dec. 11, 2013
Leeds's coach, Brian McDermott, who spoke on behalf of his player at the hearing, claimed it was a careless act and an "open-handed tackle" in an effort to prevent an offload by Anderson.
From The Guardian • Sep. 25, 2012
Lord Tywin might have been niggardly with his approval and affection, but he had al-ways been open-handed when it came to coin.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
