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shake hands

verb as in meet halfway

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Example Sentences

We shake hands and he immediately begins a monologue about prison breaks and South America.

It would have been pretty hard for Ike to shake hands with everybody.

“If I go to Republican events, there are some really conservative rural Republicans, and we shake hands,” Scott said.

Shaw put himself right alongside the line and took a minute to shake hands and greet each delegate.

Charley, a tall, blond young man, bent to shake hands with Furry.

The mollified women did not shake hands, but each raised her tea-cup to her lips and winked.

"I was watching you through my little peep-hole—as you saw," he began, with a pleasant smile, advancing to shake hands.

In fact it is said that neighbors in two adjoining buildings may shake hands across the street.

I hurried away to shake hands with the Chief of my department, proud of having rendered faithful service to so upright a leader.

Do not touch the door-knob when going out—let some one open the door for you—and do not shake hands with any one.

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On this page you'll find 184 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to shake hands, such as: accost, acknowledge, address, approach, attend, and embrace.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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