How to Use hand in a Sentence

hand

1 of 3 noun

• Do you need a hand?
• She put her hands over her eyes.
• These gloves will keep your hands warm.
• He sat quietly with his hands folded in his lap.
• In the second half, the hot hands belonged to Brooks and Moore.
  — David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Jan. 2024
• With the side buttons on the left side of the frame, the D 2 Pro would be most comfortable in the right hand.
  — PCMAG, 7 Feb. 2024
• But Take Note: This kit isn't designed to be opened with one hand.
  — Katrina Cossey, Parents, 5 Oct. 2023
• The hand would then be returned to its former place inside the box.
  — Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2023
• The front clasp closure is secure but easy to open with one hand as well.
  — Nneya Richards, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2023
• Agreed to a hand of cards even though I was exhausted from a long day.
  — Ed Ternan, Men's Health, 17 Aug. 2023
• Whole Foods customers will soon be able to pay for their groceries with the palm of their hand.
  — USA TODAY, 21 July 2023
• What excites you the most about fans getting the Glazing Milk in their hands?
  — Katie Intner, Harper's BAZAAR, 7 June 2023
• Start with a few tools on hand to ease the process: a piece of paper, pencil, and tape measure.
  — Gia Yetikyel, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2023
• Jabbari allegedly took the phone out of his hands to see who sent the message.
  — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 4 Dec. 2023
• The Baltimore Blast trail by seven points but have four games in hand.
  — Nathan Dunn, Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2024
• With your hands, toss the butter in the flour until each piece is lightly coated.
  — The View, ABC News, 22 Nov. 2023
• When customers place their orders, all of the dough is freshly made and hand rolled, cut, fried, and dressed to order.
  — Jenny Rudolph, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2024
• The outstretched hand of her two-year-old daughter—who wears a gold bracelet—is also featured in the adorable pic.
  — Sam Reed, Glamour, 29 June 2023
• Graham crackers are a cinch to crush by hand—no need to dirty a food processor.
  — Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2023
• After the last fire comes the finishing stage of hand polishing, which brings the enamel work to life.
  — Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2024
• The cost is a short-term cease-fire that Hamas will exploit, and three-quarters of the 236 hostages will remain in terrorist hands.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 22 Nov. 2023
• They were transferred to a patrol car that took them to the entrance of Shuafat, where his hands were finally freed.
  — Sufian Taha, Washington Post, 4 Dec. 2023
• Justin Timberlake is ready to throw hands against some Muppets on Sesame Street.
  — Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2024
• In one look, Kim held a glass of champagne in one hand, and her other rested on the designer’s chest.
  — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2023
• The mother was shot in the hand during the ordeal at the family home on Laurel Lindale Road.
  — Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 16 June 2023
• First loves are always the strongest, and Darius Rucker knows the feeling first hand.
  — Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2023
• Scrubbing engages muscles in the hands, arms and shoulders.
  — Hannah Holland, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2023
• Just as Charlie looks around the room, Nick sneaks up behind him and covers Charlie’s eyes with his hands.
  — Liza Esquibias, Peoplemag, 17 June 2023
• League’s head and hands were removed and positioned near his legs, according to court documents.
  — Madeline Nguyen, The Arizona Republic, 6 Apr. 2024
• It’s taken decades for BCI tech to get to this point—decades of scientists building prototypes by hand and of volunteers who could neither move nor speak struggling to control them.
  — S. I. Rosenbaum, The Atlantic, 7 Apr. 2024

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hand

2 of 3 verb

• To keep the team going, the solution was to hand the reins of the team off to the sons.
  — Kimberly Winter Stern, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2024
• The country star hands her the microphone, and asks her to greet the crowd.
  — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 8 Mar. 2024
• Paul came over with chocolate breath and handed her the phone.
  — Emma Cline, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
• Dean handing John the keys to the football front office a decade ago was a big deal.
  — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Dec. 2023
• In 2017, five Chechen men were handed lengthy prison terms over his death.
  — Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN, 16 Feb. 2024
• Glover hands me a nodule, which looks and feels like a small lump of coal, cold and lifeless.
  — Olive Heffernan, Scientific American, 15 Aug. 2023
• If you’re permitted to give a gift, hand it to them in person.
  — Aly J. Yale, wsj.com, 15 Nov. 2023
• Going for two points, the Falcons handed the ball to Stadtherr.
  — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Aug. 2023
• The kid wasted no time taking the jersey off his back and handing it to Brady, who then gave him the card.
  — Scott Thompson, Fox News, 5 Oct. 2023
• She was handed the first pill and a small bottle of water.
  — Chris Kenning, USA Today, 4 June 2023
• The agent then handed her a press release of Markel's murder with a phone number to call.
  — Alison Lynn, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2023
• Lonely Mountains Downhill will hand you a bike and gust of cold air.
  — Vulture, 2 Feb. 2024
• Years ago, my mom handed her kids and grandkids a package of sticky notes.
  — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 3 Mar. 2024
• Right after that, Kelsey handed Joey a voodoo doll as a nod to her New Orleans roots.
  — Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 26 Mar. 2024
• In exchange, Gracie handed Swift a friendship bracelet, putting a smile on the singer's face.
  — Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 25 July 2023
• The results of the vote handed Peltz a resounding defeat.
  — Paolo Confino, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024
• When somebody hands you a piece of paper, that’s an offer.
  — Felice León, Essence, 14 June 2023
• Pickers roam the floors, grabbing items and handing them off to packers, who stand for hours at a time.
  — Anna Schecter, NBC News, 10 Oct. 2023
• That doesn’t mean Duffy expects to have the position handed to him.
  — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Dec. 2023
• Millersville scored once in the sixth and three times in the seventh to rally for a 6-5 victory and hand UIndy its first loss of the postseason.
  — Brett Friedlander, The Indianapolis Star, 4 June 2023
• Henson then pulled the $200 out of her bra and handed it to back to the family, Loden Butler said.
  — Natalie Kainz, NBC News, 7 Oct. 2023
• At the same spot, a man pushed his young son through the wire before handing his daughter, a toddler, to her brother.
  — Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2023
• In the middle of some of his most popular songs, Green would stop singing, head over to the rose table, and start handing a new batch.
  — Joshua Medintz, The Enquirer, 22 July 2023
• Read full article The Orioles will hand the ball to Grayson Rodriguez.
  — Amin Touri, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Sep. 2023
• The captain popped a bottle of Champagne and handed me a generous pour.
  — Layla Khoury-Hanold, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Nov. 2023
• His security then back handed me in the face without looking back, in front of a crowd.
  — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 7 July 2023
• After a town hall, Biden motioned for Mitchell to come over and handed him a challenge coin bearing the seal of the vice president.
  — Ken Tran, USA TODAY, 27 Aug. 2023
• In the first days, the military handed rifles from the backs of trucks to all willing to take them in Kyiv, as Russian troops advanced through the city’s suburbs.
  — Marc Santora, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2024
• Getting the overhaul wrong would mean companies and consumers foot a huge multi-trillion-euro bill for the green transition while handing an edge to China and the US.
  — Ewa Krukowska, Fortune Europe, 5 Apr. 2024
• Maybe handing Goddard the keys to the Nebuchadnezzar provides an opportunity to make a Matrix with a little more mass appeal.
  — Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 5 Apr. 2024

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hand

3 of 3 adverb

• Albert Wen, 17, of Irvine High, who hand-picked the squad, said his team plans to win it.
  — Greg Mellen, Orange County Register, 23 Apr. 2017
• The steak tips are still hand-cut and tender and the bar pours a killer martini.
  — Mark Kurlyandchik, Detroit Free Press, 6 Sep. 2019
• The Braves' successes go hand-in-hand with the Phillies' failures.
  — Si.com Staff, SI.com, 2 Apr. 2018
• Shop these cool new styles hand-picked by Karlie at marcfisherfootwear.com.
  — Michelle Guerrere, Marie Claire, 26 Aug. 2015
• That particular smudge stick was a gift to my roommate from a close friend who hand-picked the flowers for her.
  — Nicola Fumo, GQ, 29 Jan. 2018
• Inside, tables are lit with candles and strewn with flowers hand-dipped in wax.
  — Norman Vanamee, Town & Country, 16 May 2019
• The dairy farm that contributes the milk to the chocolate-making process is a co-op of more than 60 farmers, many of them women, who hand-milk cows every day.
  — Julia Sayers, AL.com, 15 Dec. 2017
• Belmont Books, which opened in June 2017, plays host to local authors hand-selling their own favorites, as well as scavenger hunts, tours, and more.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 20 Apr. 2018
• The roof’s cedar shingles were hand-cut to replicate the size of the original shingles, and ridge caps were not used so as to perfectly reproduce the original roofline.
  — The Washington Post, The Denver Post, 12 May 2017
• On a drizzly night, a trio of friends sat down on maple-wood seats hand-built to resemble those in the courtyards of traditional Korean homes.
  — Becky Cooper, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2017
• The roses are carefully hand-picked by women who each collect around 40 kilograms (88 pounds) of flowers per day.
  — CNN, 22 June 2017
• There’s also hand-cut Kennebec potato fries topped with cheddar cheese and housemade bacon.
  — Pam Kragen, Pacific San Diego Magazine, 13 July 2017
• While the rest of the world grappled with the truth that there was trouble in their billion-dollar paradise, Beyoncé and Jay-Z welcomed a set of new twins and graced industry events hand-in-hand throughout 2017.
  — refinery29.com, 12 Mar. 2018
• The selection of ingredients (fish balls, lamb belly, bok choy) is staggering, but be sure to get the fresh noodles hand-pulled table-side by a dancing waiter.
  — Garrett Snyder, Los Angeles Magazine, 8 Jan. 2018
• The former director of admissions and vice provost who hand-delivered the acceptance letter for his son during a football game.
  — Mark Zeigler, sandiegouniontribune.com, 1 Apr. 2018
• The chief pollinators of the lettuce garden that the farming pioneer Frank Bienkowski planted more than 200 years ago, the bees go hand-in-hand with the fresh produce offered on the menu throughout the summer season.
  — Discover Magazine, 6 July 2018
• Sarah Lee, Co-founder of Glow Recipe explains that she’s even seen workers hand-fold sheet masks with tools on a completely sterile assembly line (after going through a decontamination shower), of course.
  — Kathleen Hou, The Cut, 28 Mar. 2018
• Gulluni said although investigators had been hand-digging through areas of the property Friday morning, no other remains have been recovered.
  — Jerome Campbell, Travis Andersen, BostonGlobe.com, 1 June 2018
• Albert Wen, 17, of Irvine High, who hand-picked the squad, said his team plans to win it.
  — Greg Mellen, Orange County Register, 23 Apr. 2017
• The steak tips are still hand-cut and tender and the bar pours a killer martini.
  — Mark Kurlyandchik, Detroit Free Press, 6 Sep. 2019
• The Braves' successes go hand-in-hand with the Phillies' failures.
  — Si.com Staff, SI.com, 2 Apr. 2018
• Shop these cool new styles hand-picked by Karlie at marcfisherfootwear.com.
  — Michelle Guerrere, Marie Claire, 26 Aug. 2015
• That particular smudge stick was a gift to my roommate from a close friend who hand-picked the flowers for her.
  — Nicola Fumo, GQ, 29 Jan. 2018
• Inside, tables are lit with candles and strewn with flowers hand-dipped in wax.
  — Norman Vanamee, Town & Country, 16 May 2019
• The dairy farm that contributes the milk to the chocolate-making process is a co-op of more than 60 farmers, many of them women, who hand-milk cows every day.
  — Julia Sayers, AL.com, 15 Dec. 2017
• Belmont Books, which opened in June 2017, plays host to local authors hand-selling their own favorites, as well as scavenger hunts, tours, and more.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 20 Apr. 2018
• The roof’s cedar shingles were hand-cut to replicate the size of the original shingles, and ridge caps were not used so as to perfectly reproduce the original roofline.
  — The Washington Post, The Denver Post, 12 May 2017
• On a drizzly night, a trio of friends sat down on maple-wood seats hand-built to resemble those in the courtyards of traditional Korean homes.
  — Becky Cooper, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2017
• The roses are carefully hand-picked by women who each collect around 40 kilograms (88 pounds) of flowers per day.
  — CNN, 22 June 2017
• There’s also hand-cut Kennebec potato fries topped with cheddar cheese and housemade bacon.
  — Pam Kragen, Pacific San Diego Magazine, 13 July 2017

Last Updated: 9 Jun 2024