hands-free

adjective

: designed to be used without being held in the hands
a hands-free cell phone

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Exploring San Francisco in a Waymo driverless car adds a futuristic thrill tocity sightseeing—gliding hands-free through trendy neighborhoods as landmarks like Coit Tower, Lombard Street, and the Painted Ladies drift by your window. Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026 Instead of a lace-up design, the shoes have a hands-free slip-in opening that won’t require you to bend down. Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 22 Jan. 2026 The agents’ use of cameras on phones and other devices diverge from the practices of many police agencies, which employ hands-free body cameras primarily to hold officers to account or to justify their actions in court. Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026 And using hands-free voice assistants are just as distracting as a hands-free phone call. Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 18 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hands-free

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“Hands-free.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hands-free. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.

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