How to Use at the hands of in a Sentence

at the hands of

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• The team suffered a four-game sweep at the hands of the Red Sox last weekend.
  — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 1 July 2026
• Her death at the hands of rampaging cops helped ignite the nation’s racial reckoning in 2020.
  — Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
• The Braves’ summer malaise is getting close to a free fall after yet another loss, this one at the hands of the visiting Cardinals at Truist Park on Tuesday.
  — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 1 July 2026
• Their only semifinal appearance in this stretch came at home in 2014, but ended with a 7-1 thrashing at the hands of the eventual champion Germans.
  — Andy Clayton, New York Daily News, 5 July 2026
• Presidents and their families raking in private sector cash and investments is always cause for concern, but there has never been even close to this kind of enrichment at the hands of entities with interests directly before the federal government.
  — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 5 July 2026
• Valerie Castile also spoke about how the deaths of two Minnesotans, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, at the hands of federal agents during the immigration crackdown in January affected her.
  — Tyler Quattrin, Twin Cities, 7 July 2026
• The Sooners went 12-2 in a season that concluded with rout at the hands of LSU and Burrow (8 total TDs) in a CFP semifinal two weeks after the Heisman ceremony.
  — Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026