join hands
idiom
: to hold the hand of another person
The priest asked us all to join hands and bow our heads in prayer.
—often used figurativelyWe can accomplish great things if we all join hands and work together.
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Why can’t the Sun Sentinel and Minnesota leaders join hands with law enforcement to bring justice and sanity back to their city and state?
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026
Make time in your life to join hands and create daily ritual.
—Glorious Hoshiko, Vogue, 19 Jan. 2026
The new litigation provides an opportunity to test an unanswered legal question: To what extent can rival multimedia companies join hands to stream live content without running afoul of antitrust law?
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 Jan. 2026
In these ways, baseball’s past and present join hands, as clock hands do at midnight, or palms do in prayer.
—Steve Rushin, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2025
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026
Make time in your life to join hands and create daily ritual.
—Glorious Hoshiko, Vogue, 19 Jan. 2026
The new litigation provides an opportunity to test an unanswered legal question: To what extent can rival multimedia companies join hands to stream live content without running afoul of antitrust law?
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 Jan. 2026
In these ways, baseball’s past and present join hands, as clock hands do at midnight, or palms do in prayer.
—Steve Rushin, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2025
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“Join hands.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/join%20hands. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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