by the hand
idiom
: by holding someone's hand
I took him by the hand and led him through the crowd.
—sometimes used figurativelyYou can't expect me to lead you by the hand through every difficult situation.
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We are either thought to be impossibly dense or so desperately in need of comforting that we shall even be led by the hand to the battery shelf.
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Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 29 Nov. 2025
Clean ramekins were stored under the paper towel dispenser by the hand sink.
—Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Parker Posey agreed to every selfie request before stepping inside, and Leslie Bibb led her sunglasses-wearing husband, Sam Rockwell, by the hand.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
My love Bobby looked at life as an adventure taking me by the hand leading me through a world of wonderment from music to poetry and painting.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2025
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Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 29 Nov. 2025
Clean ramekins were stored under the paper towel dispenser by the hand sink.
—Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Parker Posey agreed to every selfie request before stepping inside, and Leslie Bibb led her sunglasses-wearing husband, Sam Rockwell, by the hand.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
My love Bobby looked at life as an adventure taking me by the hand leading me through a world of wonderment from music to poetry and painting.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for by the hand
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“By the hand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20the%20hand. Accessed 22 Dec. 2025.
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