Examples of hand over fist in a Sentence
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Investors should get in front of this transition, follow the lead of a CEO who is buying his company’s stock hand over fist and look for a powerful rebound in the share price in the months ahead.
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Moneyshow,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2023
Not all are prepared to spend money hand over fist to build up a streaming platform complete with their own content, however.
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Christiaan Hetzner,
Fortune,
2 Sep. 2022
Typically, the services did so by losing money hand over fist, charging a nominal fee or offering months of free service or product to anyone who signed up.
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Amanda Mull,
The Atlantic,
3 Mar. 2022
By the time Thomas Mellon died in 1908, his children were making money hand over fist, and their political power would soon match their wealth.
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Patricia Callahan,
ProPublica,
15 Dec. 2021
The only sound was coming from the men who were in a line carrying hand over fist buckets of ash down the mound.
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Rachel Epstein,
Marie Claire,
1 Sep. 2021
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Moneyshow,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2023
Not all are prepared to spend money hand over fist to build up a streaming platform complete with their own content, however.
—
Christiaan Hetzner,
Fortune,
2 Sep. 2022
Typically, the services did so by losing money hand over fist, charging a nominal fee or offering months of free service or product to anyone who signed up.
—
Amanda Mull,
The Atlantic,
3 Mar. 2022
By the time Thomas Mellon died in 1908, his children were making money hand over fist, and their political power would soon match their wealth.
—
Patricia Callahan,
ProPublica,
15 Dec. 2021
The only sound was coming from the men who were in a line carrying hand over fist buckets of ash down the mound.
—
Rachel Epstein,
Marie Claire,
1 Sep. 2021
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“Hand over fist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hand%20over%20fist. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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