How to Use at hand in a Sentence

at hand

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  • With that knowledge at hand, the Tigers have to make their choice.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 28 July 2026
  • Whether that cup is half full or half empty is the issue at hand.
    — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 29 June 2026
  • But the question at hand is not whether Israel has a partner for peace.
    — Michael Robbins, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2026
  • If yes, then the preservation of our republic is at hand and in good hands.
    — Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • So there's nothing relevant at all to the larger case at hand.
    — David Folkenflik, NPR, 23 July 2026
  • Madix argued free speech, though the court found that her statements about the videos were not the issue at hand.
    — Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Instant help is at hand for clubs that have made slow starts or didn't get all their business done in the transfer market.
    — ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
  • So with all of that said and the context on our backgrounds real quick, let’s get into the topic at hand.
    — Joel Feder, The Drive, 9 July 2026
  • As for the choices at hand, the rivers and birds series highlights wildlife found across Europe.
    — Tiago Ventura, Time, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Wire cutters, car starters, broken coffee mugs—anything at hand became a weapon.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 July 2026
  • Trump has claimed dozens of times throughout the war that a peace deal with Tehran is nearly at hand, only for none to emerge.
    — Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
  • What was that first post-race meeting like, once the enormous problem at hand became very obvious?
    — Jerry Perez, The Drive, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The issue at hand was whether to advance a one-year data-center moratorium.
    — Dan Kaufman, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Calabasas is armed with quality skill players across the field with a veteran arm in Hardy at hand.
    — Ethan Hanson, Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Turning to the topic at hand, tax morale, specifically in Hungary in your case.
    — Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • But for a law firm ready to convert AI mania into billable hours, there’s a ready payoff at hand.
    — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2026
  • His record company is certainly happy that Tuesday is at hand.
    — Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • These factors may have little to do with spreadsheets or strategic frameworks, but are valuable to the discussion or project at hand.
    — Athar Mirza, Forbes.com, 23 Feb. 2026
  • To all you long-suffering Halos fans, light that baby up, because salvation is at hand.
    — Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Tuesday’s accident was a reminder of the risks at hand for the people in the ground and in the sky during these operations.
    — Anusha Praturu, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Cygnet believes that intentional drinking is about what fits the moment at hand, as opposed to restriction.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2026
  • LaMarca said that Rogers wouldn’t arrive for a meeting and immediately get down to the business at hand.
    — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The mystery at hand, while complicated, doesn’t really offer that much to unravel.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 30 June 2026
  • Ever mindful of the job at hand, Parton gently steered us back to the awards show, though not before turning to Brooks with a little smile.
    — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The three operate with a majority-rule decision-making process and defer to the others’ strengths based on the matter at hand.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • In fact, the method’s original concept encourages users to choose a duration that makes sense for their lifestyle and the decluttering task at hand.
    — Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The work at hand is persuading hundreds of thousands of Canadian and Asian companies that now is the time to get to know each other.
    — Barrett Bingley, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The role of leadership is to tune the approach to the risk and complexity at hand, make the first steps intuitive and keep score on the behaviors that compound value.
    — Guy Yehiav, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • However, Sunny said Sadie often moved on to a different project before completing the movie at hand.
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Whitaker nicely plays the no-nonsense doctor whose priorities dictate the complex solution at hand.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026

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