How to Use free hand in a Sentence

free hand

noun

• Use your free hand to prevent the crumbs from spilling over the edge.
  — New York Times, 26 July 2021
• The cowboy’s free hand may not come in contact with the horse.
  — Tess Demeyer, Dallas News, 2 Dec. 2020
• In the video, Thomas is holding a baton in his free hand.
  — Jewel Wicker, Teen Vogue, 8 May 2018
• Drivers need a free hand for the 8-inch touchscreen, of course.
  — Staff and News Service Reports, The Mercury News, 20 July 2019
• Oh, Jeffrey Toobin — let him among us with a free hand cast the first stone.
  — Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 20 Oct. 2020
• The women clasp hands; the man has placed his free hand on the shoulder of the woman in the middle.
  — Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2021
• Iran's longtime goal has been to force the U.S. out, giving it a freer hand there.
  — Robert Burns, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Jan. 2020
• The tin must be wiped around with your free hand, with any excess tipped or wiped off.
  — Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2020
• My phone fit just right in the slot for easy access, giving me a free hand.
  — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 24 May 2022
• Being able to push away would-be tacklers with a free hand has long been part of the game.
  — oregonlive, 5 Oct. 2020
• His free hand was on my thigh, then, pushing up my skirt.
  — Amy Hatvany, Seventeen, 5 Apr. 2018
• Not being able to have free hands to use the toilet paper?
  — Taylor Mead, House Beautiful, 20 June 2018
• When cutting with one hand, keep your free hand at least four inches from the blade.
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 10 Aug. 2023
• Hold the potato steady with your free hand or stab a fork into one end, and peel away from your body.
  — Aly Walansky, Southern Living, 25 Nov. 2023
• With the heel of your free hand, give five quick, forceful blows to the baby’s back between the shoulder blades.
  — Michael Menna, Verywell Health, 5 June 2023
• Failure to stay on for at least eight seconds or use of the free hand results in a no-score ride.
  — Tess Demeyer, Dallas News, 2 Dec. 2020
• The band gave him a free hand to come up with some suitably fresh cover art concepts.
  — Dorian Lynskey, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2022
• Oh, yes, there was a lot of work to do, and Alosi got a relatively free hand to do it his way.
  — Dom Amore, courant.com, 14 Oct. 2019
• With your free hand, pull the elastic string over your head and tighten as needed.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 24 Apr. 2018
• The officer at the desk was eating a yogurt and put the spoon into the cup to take the money with his free hand.
  — Thomas McGuane, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2021
• The pair smiled as David held a bottle of champagne to celebrate in his free hand.
  — Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 2 Mar. 2024
• Think of this more like a hands-free hand mixer than a proper stand mixer.
  — Lauren Joseph, Bon Appétit, 28 Sep. 2022
• Mary, wearing a white blazer and skirt, clutched a tissue with her free hand.
  — Mcclain Baxley, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Nov. 2020
• The officer pointing the gun uses his free hand to grab Blake by his T-shirt.
  — James E. Causey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2020
• The point of his bill would be to give Virginia a free hand to test and study the effect of running heavier trucks on the state’s highways.
  — Fredrick Kunkle, Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2018
• Hun Sen thus finds himself with a freer hand to clamp down on critics just as the ground changes beneath his feet.
  — Douglas Gillison, Time, 24 Sep. 2017
• Send a friend a luxe hand care kit complete with rinse-free hand wash and hand balm to keep their skin from getting too dry.
  — Rachel Besser, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2021
• My free hand clutches rope while the other grips my camera.
  — Eric Betz, Discover Magazine, 2 May 2016
• Continue to push the roll forward over the clean margin and, with a free hand, place the parchment paper back on top of the roll.
  — Nancy Stohs, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 Nov. 2019
• O’Connor would join on the other side of her husband and take his free hand, the three of them sitting together.
  — New York Times, 12 Jan. 2022

Last Updated: 7 Dec 2024