How to Use hand on in a Sentence

hand on

verb

• Crowds mobbed the store to be the first to get their hands on the fresh stock.
  — Megan Stein, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2023
• Canucks do have two games in hand on the Blues and the Flames have three.
  — Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
• In the meantime, here's our hands on with the new phones.
  — PC Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025
• Place your hands on the back of the chair and straighten your arms.
  — Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 22 Apr. 2025
• Most of the time, she's seen with the other hand on her hip.
  — Janaya Wecker, ELLE, 23 Feb. 2023
• Bowie places her hand on her chest and tries not to cry.
  — Tyrone Beason, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2023
• And, yes, the entire East has games in hand on the Penguins.
  — Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
• Face a wall, with your hands on the wall, palms forward.
  — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2025
• Need a place to hold your phone or warm your hands on a cool night?
  — Barbara Bellesi Zito, Travel + Leisure, 12 Feb. 2024
• Bickford got his hand on the weapon but failed to take it out of the holster.
  — Andrew Jeong, Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2023
• At one point, he can be seen with his hands on one deputy's gun.
  — Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
• Richard got his hand on the ball as Sharp drove to the baseline and the ball bounced off the Cougars’ guard and went out of bounds.
  — Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
• Sit on the foam roller, placing both hands on the ground behind you.
  — Health Editorial Team, Health, 4 Dec. 2023
• In the clip above, the group brainstorm a new way to get their hands on a runner up prize.
  — Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 7 Feb. 2024
• Essegian got one last chance but Omoruyi got his hand on the ball.
  — Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 18 Feb. 2023
• Jamari Bellamy just got a hand on the ball to knock it away.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Nov. 2022
• In the shaky footage, the two men can be seen standing in the doorway, each with a hand on the hammer.
  — Reis Thebault, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Dec. 2022
• Can’t wait to get my hands on the single of Zegler singing to the masses.
  — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 2 July 2025
• Jesus Christ stands above her, eyes closed and a hand on her head.
  — Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 11 Oct. 2023
• In photos from the trip, the couple enjoyed their time on the beach and held hands on a dock.
  — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 29 Mar. 2024
• Aldridge can be heard telling Cure to put both hands on the back of the vehicle, and then to turn around.
  — Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2023
• Sarandos put his hand on the man’s shoulder and thanked him.
  — Zoë Schiffer, Vulture, 7 July 2022
• Around this same time, Frost got his hands on a tiny M3 organ.
  — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2024
• Reach your arms behind you, and place your hands on the ground for support.
  — Health Editorial Team, Health, 4 Dec. 2023
• Every dribble came with a hand on his hip as Dort picked him up the full length of the floor.
  — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025
• Place your knees on 0 and your hands on 1 and 3, for example.
  — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
• Outside the stage, a few doubled over to rest their hands on their knees and catch their breath.
  — Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2024
• Meanwhile, Haynes kept his hand on Gillis' neck wound to stop the bleeding.
  — CBS News, 19 Jan. 2024
• The clubs are expected to shake hands on a fee worth £52m. That will burn a hole in Chelsea’s pocket, no doubt.
  — Phil Hay, New York Times, 11 July 2025
• Dornan whipped out his cellphone Tuesday and called up a video of Player, hands on Indie-Reign’s waist, teaching her how to fire on the ball.
  — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2025