by hand

phrase

1

: with the hands or a hand-worked implement (such as a tool or pen) rather than with a machine

2

: from one individual directly to another

deliver the document by hand

Examples of by hand in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The original owner, a Vietnamese refugee who went by the name Dandy, made the doughnuts by hand in the wee hours of the morning. — Lia Picard, AJC.com, 27 Sep. 2026

Later, Bianco directed his underlings to begin counting those ballots by hand — a potential felony under state law, which forbids anyone other than election officials from so much as touching a ballot container. — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

After rinsing and further breaking it down, the resulting pulp is suspended in water and formed by hand on screens and molds. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026

The veggies are poured into a giant vat and mixed by hand with something resembling a dustpan. — Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for by hand

• armband
• backhand
• bandstand
• baseband
• broadband
• command
• cropland
• demand
• disband
• dreamland
• expand
• farmhand