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running hand
noun
: handwriting in which the letters are usually slanted and the words formed without lifting the pen
Examples of running hand in a Sentence
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The hot local labor market is running hand in hand with a hot property market.
—Claire Bushey and Peter Campbell, Ars Technica, 8 May 2023
Bottom line: Your search is over for the ultimate winter running hand protection for any conditions.
—Svati Kirsten Narula, Outside Online, 18 Oct. 2022
The Great’s default mode is something close to nihilism, with violence and despair running hand in hand with opulence.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2021
The lab offers weekly seminars led by technologists and runs hands-on exercises over a six-week period.
—Jackson Barnett, Scientific American, 21 Oct. 2019
Random visitors could even run hands over the artifacts, casually pressing buttons and toggling switches that once perhaps were used for life-and-death purposes.
—Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 28 June 2019
This amaro bar runs hands down the best dining deal in town, dinner for two for $35, your choice of two pasta dishes and a bottle of wine.
—Tan Vinh, The Seattle Times, 18 Sep. 2018
Their steadfast support for the president suggests that no matter who wins the June 12 primary, Virginia’s Republican candidate for U.S. Senate will run hand-in-hand with Trump, who polls poorly in Virginia but remains popular with the GOP base.
—Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2018
The surplus of runs handed a victory to Kenta Maeda.
—Andy McCullough, latimes.com, 19 Apr. 2018
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Word History
First Known Use
1575, in the meaning defined above
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“Running hand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/running%20hand. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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