How to Use have a hand in in a Sentence

have a hand in

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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
  • Dallas played tight defense and worked to always have a hand in the passing lanes.
    Peter Warren, Dallas News, 19 June 2022
  • Omezi wanted to have a hand in providing more of those options.
    Essence, 4 June 2021
  • Not that Murdoch hasn’t tried to have a hand in how those bundles come together.
    WIRED, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Other forms of pop culture can have a hand in streaming success.
    Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Replicant hopes to have a hand in decreasing these figures.
    Frances Solá-Santiago, refinery29.com, 1 Oct. 2021
  • Lawyers — never a friend to clear, concise language — have a hand in drafting the documents.
    Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2021
  • 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
  • Despite the controversy, Taylor Swift does, in fact, have a hand in writing all her songs.
    Danielle Pascual, Billboard, 25 Jan. 2022
  • In his role, Zito has to have a hand in every part of hockey operations.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 21 May 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Moreover, Bass will have a hand in helping to implement elements of ULA.
    Nicholas Slayton, The New Republic, 2 Dec. 2022
  • 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
  • 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
  • At least 29 different state entities have a hand in shaping such rules and programs.
    Dustin Gardiner, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Aug. 2021
  • 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
  • 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
  • Did Kate Middleton’s mom really have a hand in her daughter dating William?
    Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Dec. 2023
  • 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
  • The tactic was a way for Schiff, 63, to have a hand in choosing his preferred opponent, which generated a good deal of hand-wringing and commentary.
    Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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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