openhanded

Example Sentences

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Capitol and D.C. police were in openhanded combat with rioters, tear gas was used against police, and destructive devices and semiautomatic weapons have been recovered, he said.

From Washington Post

As a patron of charities, Mr. Koch ranked among the most openhanded donors of his era, disbursing more than $1 billion to cultural and medical nonprofit organizations.

From Washington Post

“Billy Graham’s style was openhanded invitation,” Robert P. Jones, of the Public Religion Research Institute, said.

From The New Yorker

“All of a sudden, he just slapped me, openhanded and with great force, across the face, landing the blow directly onto my ear,” Manning Barish says.

From Washington Post

Sometimes she reverses the tide by imagining what she could do to the man who caused it: Turn his cheeks red with an openhanded smash to the face.

From Seattle Times