Examples of hand on in a Sentence
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Chavez tells dispatchers the man is walking toward them with his hands on the gun.
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Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2024
Fike’s distinct blend of indie rock and hip-hop had the crowd eating out of the palm of his hand on Saturday night.
—Sean Burch, SPIN, 14 May 2024
As Hader spoke, Wong looked adoringly at him with her hand on her heart.
—Brianne Tracy, Peoplemag, 13 May 2024
Meanwhile, the company’s advanced driver-assist features, Autopilot and Full Self-Driving, do not make the vehicles autonomous and require drivers to keep their hands on the steering wheel and eyes on the road.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 8 May 2024
Back in 2017, their press tour for Spider-Man: Homecoming was a flirtatious tour de force: Zendaya always doubled over in laughter, Tom comforting an anxious Zendaya with a gentle hand on her knee, both of them constantly pulling the same silly face or one-liner out at the same exact time.
—Ivana Rihter, Vogue, 3 May 2024
Carlos Correa stood, one arm crossed, the other with his hand on his chin.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 2 May 2024
Getting your hands on the right Rolex can be like capturing the Iron Throne.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 2 May 2024
The 22-year-old was shot in the head while running away from police with a gun in his hand on a late June night in downtown Boise.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 1 May 2024
Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2024
Fike’s distinct blend of indie rock and hip-hop had the crowd eating out of the palm of his hand on Saturday night.
—Sean Burch, SPIN, 14 May 2024
As Hader spoke, Wong looked adoringly at him with her hand on her heart.
—Brianne Tracy, Peoplemag, 13 May 2024
Meanwhile, the company’s advanced driver-assist features, Autopilot and Full Self-Driving, do not make the vehicles autonomous and require drivers to keep their hands on the steering wheel and eyes on the road.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 8 May 2024
Back in 2017, their press tour for Spider-Man: Homecoming was a flirtatious tour de force: Zendaya always doubled over in laughter, Tom comforting an anxious Zendaya with a gentle hand on her knee, both of them constantly pulling the same silly face or one-liner out at the same exact time.
—Ivana Rihter, Vogue, 3 May 2024
Carlos Correa stood, one arm crossed, the other with his hand on his chin.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 2 May 2024
Getting your hands on the right Rolex can be like capturing the Iron Throne.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 2 May 2024
The 22-year-old was shot in the head while running away from police with a gun in his hand on a late June night in downtown Boise.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 1 May 2024
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“Hand on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hand%20on. Accessed 18 May. 2024.
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