How to Use have a hand in in a Sentence
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That's not to say Hernández didn't have a hand in stalling the Brewers offense.
—Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2022
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Dallas played tight defense and worked to always have a hand in the passing lanes.
—Peter Warren, Dallas News, 19 June 2022
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Omezi wanted to have a hand in providing more of those options.
—Essence, 4 June 2021
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Not that Murdoch hasn’t tried to have a hand in how those bundles come together.
—WIRED, 21 Sep. 2023
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Other forms of pop culture can have a hand in streaming success.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 22 Dec. 2022
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Replicant hopes to have a hand in decreasing these figures.
—Frances Solá-Santiago, refinery29.com, 1 Oct. 2021
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Lawyers — never a friend to clear, concise language — have a hand in drafting the documents.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2021
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The students would audition for parts, work in the backstage crew and even have a hand in creating the sets, lighting and sound effects, her son said.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 21 Jan. 2024
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Despite the controversy, Taylor Swift does, in fact, have a hand in writing all her songs.
—Danielle Pascual, Billboard, 25 Jan. 2022
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Business owners can have a hand in every step of the ad making process as well as track their engagement on the Nextdoor Ads dashboard.
—Gene Marks, Forbes, 17 Apr. 2022
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The fact the nation's pastime may have a hand in outsourcing jobs has residents crying foul.
—Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2021
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The Senior Copy Editor will have a hand in both steps of 538’s editing process: story-editing and copy-editing.
—Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2023
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That was enough time, though, for Jefferis to have a hand in the season’s most memorable moment — teammate Jake Miller’s no-hitter.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2022
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From this unlikely background, Reitman would go on to have a hand in some of the funniest films of the late 20th century.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 14 Feb. 2022
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Of course, the man behind Rihanna’s iconic red carpet looks would have a hand in her Amazon special.
—Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2020
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Moreover, Bass will have a hand in helping to implement elements of ULA.
—Nicholas Slayton, The New Republic, 2 Dec. 2022
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Mohns, now the tight ends coach at Arizona State under Kenny Dillingham, will have a hand in picking his successor.
—Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2023
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The short video introduces a few of the company's 128 employees, all of whom have a hand in making local goods sold like cast iron skillets.
—Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE.com, 14 Jan. 2022
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At least 29 different state entities have a hand in shaping such rules and programs.
—Dustin Gardiner, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Aug. 2021
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Hines and John have since ditched the head-pitmaster approach in favor of a collective model, in which a number of folks now have a hand in the barbecue.
—Tim Carman, Washington Post, 3 July 2023
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Hinkle said the point of increasing testing is to avoid worse health outcomes later, which the companies would also have a hand in paying.
—Sean McDonnell, cleveland, 15 Jan. 2022
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Did Kate Middleton’s mom really have a hand in her daughter dating William?
—Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Dec. 2023
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Investigations into both Biden and Trump may also have a hand in shaping the 2024 campaign.
—Courtney Subramanianstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2022
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Justin Timberlake and Tiger Woods will have a hand in the creation of a new luxury community in Florida.
—Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 26 Apr. 2023
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McKivigan suggests letting children take the lead and have a hand in developing what journaling will look and feel like for them.
—Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2020
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Mayors have a hand in issues that might influence crime, like economic policies and the appointment of police chiefs.
—Adrienne Dunn, USA TODAY, 23 Aug. 2020
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While the libations have a hand in the subsequent baby boom, Swahn pointed out that even without the booze, Midsummer is a time rich in romantic ritual.
—Forrest Brown, CNN, 20 June 2022
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These candidates vying for three City Council seats will have a hand in deciding the water, workforce and housing future for Arizona's third-largest city.
—Joshua Bowling, The Arizona Republic, 5 July 2022
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The thought that placental microbes might have a hand in pregnancy complications intrigued Charnock-Jones.
—Roni Dengler, Discover Magazine, 31 July 2019
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City spokesperson Hannah Thomas said Indy is casting a wide net and getting creative with tools to make sure people in the neighborhood have a hand in this redevelopment.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 24 May 2022
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