handhold
noun
hand·hold
ˈhand-ˌhōld 
Examples of handhold in a Sentence
she tried to maintain her tight handhold on the umbrella as the wind picked up
Recent Examples on the Web
The last handhold, maybe there's potential for what's going to happen with Tom as CEO,' or something like that.
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Clark Collis, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2023
Three proteins find handholds on CLOCK and BMAL1 around 10 p.m., silencing them and stripping them from the genome.
—Quanta Magazine, 10 Oct. 2023
This could also be a safety type of handhold between friends or a parent and child, Henderson explains.
—Jessica Migala, Women's Health, 14 Aug. 2023
The one finger handhold signals that the couple is super relaxed and comfortable with each other, says Donaldson.
—Jessica Migala, Women's Health, 14 Aug. 2023
Our test car came with the optional $2050 safety cage, which provided some handholds for entry.
—Larry Webster, Car and Driver, 5 Aug. 2023
This left him with questions: How far should a kid have to reach between one handhold or foothold and the next?
—Caitlin Gibson, Washington Post, 30 June 2023
Besides the vibration reduction, the rubber sleeves and handholds protected the Swirl Killer during our drop test.
—Katherine Keeler, Car and Driver, 18 Apr. 2023
Even though certain parts of it leave me haunted and a little bit freaked out, there’s something about discovering the language for a feeling, being able to name it, that is empowering—a way of finding a handhold in the dim light of confusion rather than scrambling around in the dark.
—Laura Hudson, Wired, 16 Nov. 2021
Clark Collis, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2023
Three proteins find handholds on CLOCK and BMAL1 around 10 p.m., silencing them and stripping them from the genome.
—Quanta Magazine, 10 Oct. 2023
This could also be a safety type of handhold between friends or a parent and child, Henderson explains.
—Jessica Migala, Women's Health, 14 Aug. 2023
The one finger handhold signals that the couple is super relaxed and comfortable with each other, says Donaldson.
—Jessica Migala, Women's Health, 14 Aug. 2023
Our test car came with the optional $2050 safety cage, which provided some handholds for entry.
—Larry Webster, Car and Driver, 5 Aug. 2023
This left him with questions: How far should a kid have to reach between one handhold or foothold and the next?
—Caitlin Gibson, Washington Post, 30 June 2023
Besides the vibration reduction, the rubber sleeves and handholds protected the Swirl Killer during our drop test.
—Katherine Keeler, Car and Driver, 18 Apr. 2023
Even though certain parts of it leave me haunted and a little bit freaked out, there’s something about discovering the language for a feeling, being able to name it, that is empowering—a way of finding a handhold in the dim light of confusion rather than scrambling around in the dark.
—Laura Hudson, Wired, 16 Nov. 2021
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“Handhold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handhold. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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