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Examples of hat in hand in a Sentence
he was forced to apologize hat in hand for the offensive comment
Recent Examples on the Web
No more going hat in hand begging for doses from the rich world.
—Gavin Yamey, TIME, 6 Sep. 2024
By that evening in Philadelphia, Walz had the soon-to-be-viral hat in hand and tweeted a photo wearing it.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2024
Malone bops around in the background with his ubiquitous red Solo cup and camo baseball hat in hand.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 1 Aug. 2024
Putin has even had to go hat in hand to Iran for military support.
—Edward Fishman, Foreign Affairs, 23 Feb. 2023
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First Known Use
1821, in the meaning defined above
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“Hat in hand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hat%20in%20hand. Accessed 20 Nov. 2024.
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