Definition of HANDSHAKE

Examples of handshake in a Sentence

She greeted him with a handshake. He has a firm handshake.

Recent Examples on the Web

Negotiations kick off this week with handshake ceremonies hosted by one of the largest US unions and car manufacturers employing almost 150,000 members. — Gabrielle Coppola, BostonGlobe.com, "Car plant closings, corruption color Detroit Three-UAW talks," 15 July 2019 Maybe Trump’s handshake with Kim Jong-un on North Korean soil will help bring that about. — Justin D. Shapiro, National Review, "In Defense of Diplomacy with Despots, from 1776 to Today," 2 July 2019 After a handshake and exchange of words at the net with Williams, Gauff knelt by her sideline chair and tears welled in her eyes. — Howard Fendrich, Twin Cities, "Coco Gauff, just 15, shocks 5-time champ Venus Williams at Wimbledon," 2 July 2019 After a handshake and exchange of words at the net with Williams, Gauff knelt by her sideline chair and tears welled in her eyes. — Staff And Wire Report, sun-sentinel.com, "Delray Beach 15-year-old Coco Gauff upsets Venus Williams at Wimbledon; Boca’s Naomi Osaka falls in first round," 1 July 2019 Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell touched on softer corporate investment in his remarks last week — and that troubling trend is unlikely to be reversed by a round of handshakes in front of news cameras, analysts said. — NBC News, "Trump-Xi trade announcement gives market 'breathing room' — for now," 1 July 2019 After Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman struck out the Boston Red Sox catcher Christian Vazquez with a 101-mile-per-hour fastball, his teammates converged in the infield for their usual victory handshake line. — James Wagner, New York Times, "Yankees Leave London With ‘Eye-Opening’ Wins Over Red Sox," 30 June 2019 All sides had apparently agreed on a handshake deal to spend $2 trillion on roads and bridges. — Alex Pareene, The New Republic, "In search of the Democratic Party's fighting spirit," 20 June 2019 People think that a Mary Boone story suggests malfeasance in the art market but actually, most dealers still do their business by handshake deals, and abide by them. — Liz Cantrell, Town & Country, "Why the Art Market Will Soon See the First Billion Dollar Sale," 19 June 2019

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