Examples of pair of hands in a Sentence
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Terrell also brought in a series of producers rather than leave the project in just one pair of hands.
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Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2025
Koivunen has a great pair of hands and is a pass-first player.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
Then, a pair of hands grabbed him and brought him to the surface, pulling his body to shore.
—Laylan Connelly, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Oct. 2025
Then, a pair of hands grabbed him and brought him to the ocean’s surface, pulling his body to shore.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 10 Oct. 2025
The dog, believed to be a poodle, sits calmly on the floor, tail wagging with excitement as a pair of hands secures her ears using a pastel-colored scrunchie.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Weight: 68 lbs (31 kg), light enough for one pair of hands to carry anywhere the next adventure begins.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
In the black-and-white photo, the couple's daughter's little feet can be seen cuddled into a pair of hands as the newborn baby wears a light-colored onesie.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 6 May 2025
The main goal is to find out how manipulation robots behave in space -- and also give crew members a second pair of hands.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Feb. 2011
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Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2025
Koivunen has a great pair of hands and is a pass-first player.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
Then, a pair of hands grabbed him and brought him to the surface, pulling his body to shore.
—Laylan Connelly, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Oct. 2025
Then, a pair of hands grabbed him and brought him to the ocean’s surface, pulling his body to shore.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 10 Oct. 2025
The dog, believed to be a poodle, sits calmly on the floor, tail wagging with excitement as a pair of hands secures her ears using a pastel-colored scrunchie.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Weight: 68 lbs (31 kg), light enough for one pair of hands to carry anywhere the next adventure begins.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
In the black-and-white photo, the couple's daughter's little feet can be seen cuddled into a pair of hands as the newborn baby wears a light-colored onesie.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 6 May 2025
The main goal is to find out how manipulation robots behave in space -- and also give crew members a second pair of hands.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Feb. 2011
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“Pair of hands.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pair%20of%20hands. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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