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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When colleges join hands through the NCAA to set eligibility rules to play sports, those colleges are excluding students, rather than employees or prospective employees, from eligibility.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Mar. 2025
Those businesses are colleges that join hands through the NCAA to set limits on athlete compensation.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Nessa and Boq then join hands for a brief but jubilant dance break that ends up being one of the movie’s most romantic scenes.
—Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
Developers and hotel operators can join hands to set up local farming collectives, thereby encouraging entrepreneurship, enabling employment opportunities and reducing waste generation along the supply chain.
—Shrikant Dash, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Mar. 2025
Those businesses are colleges that join hands through the NCAA to set limits on athlete compensation.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Nessa and Boq then join hands for a brief but jubilant dance break that ends up being one of the movie’s most romantic scenes.
—Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
Developers and hotel operators can join hands to set up local farming collectives, thereby encouraging entrepreneurship, enabling employment opportunities and reducing waste generation along the supply chain.
—Shrikant Dash, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for join hands
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“Join hands.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/join%20hands. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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