How to Use hand up in a Sentence

hand up

verb

• Her way out of the yes or no, hand up or down for Trump?
  — Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2023
• Reach your left hand up and over your head to feel a stretch in the left side of your body.
  — Greg Presto, Men's Health, 31 Aug. 2023
• The driver put their hands up, and the press was ushered away.
  — Samuel Schaffer, Washington Examiner, 17 Dec. 2023
• Finally, the teens emerged from the car with their hands up.
  — Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 19 June 2024
• They were told to keep their hands up and out of the vehicle, the woman says.
  — Hojun Choi, Dallas News, 27 July 2023
• Gella put her hand up as well, and Orin moved to pull her back.
  — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 24 Feb. 2023
• The gesture is a hand up, palm out, with the thumb tucked, then folding the fingers down.
  — Antonio Planas, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2021
• Jeremy, 33, threw his hands up in the air and picked up Audrey and spun her around.
  — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 21 Nov. 2023
• Biden raised both his hands up and laughed along with the confusion.
  — Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 24 May 2024
• At one point, Swift even raised her hands up in the air in excitement.
  — Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 24 Sep. 2023
• The victim can be seen on his knees with his hands up in the air facing the passing cars.
  — Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News, 27 Oct. 2023
• The singer is then seen standing up, putting his hands up, and backing away.
  — Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 1 Feb. 2024
• Karhut slowly emerges from the driver side with his hands up.
  — Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 26 Sep. 2023
• Officers approach the pair and tell them to stop and put their hands up.
  — The Enquirer, 27 Feb. 2024
• Avoid raising the hand up; be careful to keep your forearm on the box and move only at the wrist.
  — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 19 Apr. 2023
• Now tilt your hand slightly up—don't resist, just let the air push your hand up.
  — Rhett Allain, WIRED, 26 July 2024
• Come back through the center to twist to the left side, raising your left hand up toward the ceiling.
  — Alyssa Sparacino, Men's Health, 24 Aug. 2023
• Put his hand up on his shoulder, and kinda run it down his arm, and things like that.
  — Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2024
• After a few hours, the police arrived and took them out with their hands up.
  — Imelda García, Dallas News, 19 July 2023
• In the second photo, Sterling holds her hand up for a high five from her mom.
  — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE.com, 15 June 2022
• In one snap the mother-of-two is seen throwing a hand up in the air as her natural dark hair blows in the breeze.
  — Leah Simpson, PEOPLE.com, 6 June 2022
• Agents and officers told Mattia to put the machete down and to put his hands up.
  — The Arizona Republic, 22 June 2023
• Naeher got her hands up to stop it; the ball ricocheted into the air.
  — Sean Gregory, Time, 6 Aug. 2023
• In one of the photos, Hemsworth poses with his twin sons, Sasha and Tristan, 9, while on the beach, throwing their hands up in the air.
  — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 11 July 2023
• Officers were heard in the video ordering the suspect to stop and to put his hands up.
  — Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 June 2024
• Men weren’t allowed to carry bags; Momen was to walk with his hands up and eyes down.
  — Hannah Allam, Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2023
• In the simplest of terms, CAFF is the family’s promise to help others with a hand up.
  — Lori Nickel, Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2023
• Curry was nodding his head as DeRozan popped out to the wing and Jokic cut to the basket with his hand up.
  — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 20 Feb. 2022
• Biles soon followed, smiling and waving her hands up and down with Snoop.
  — Solcyré Burga, TIME, 2 Aug. 2024
• As other members of Bryan’s band then stepped between Bryan and the fan, the fan held his hands up in triumph, leading the crowd to cheer and some audiencemembers to raise their hands and hats into the air as well.
  — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 26 July 2024

Last Updated: 29 Sep 2024