How to Use hands-on in a Sentence

hands-on

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• How did the two of them get hands-on as producers for the film?
  — Leia Mendoza, Variety, 1 Aug. 2025
• Soups and stews don’t require a large amount of hands-on time.
  — Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 6 Jan. 2024
• The herd drives are part ranch tourism, part hands-on horse training.
  — Carrie Dennis, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2025
• Help care for the garden while getting hands-on lessons in mulching.
  — Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2023
• How hands-on were Hit-Boy and Alchemist with you in that regard?
  — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2024
• Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman got the first hands-on look at the Quest 3 and reviewed the product over the weekend.
  — Nick Turner, Fortune, 1 June 2023
• Jurassic has a very hands-on, old-school way of thinking about things.
  — Catherine Duncan, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Aug. 2024
• Dales was the hands-on detail man who checked the contract language line by line.
  — Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 July 2023
• Lab, a space that allows for hands-on culinary lessons.
  — David Swanson, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2024
• Like his own dad was with him, Luke is excited to be a hands-on father.
  — Emily Weaver, Peoplemag, 6 Jan. 2024
• The grip handle is great for saving hands-on heavier jobs.
  — Brittany Vincent, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2023
• Discovery and Iger of Disney — have taken a hands-on role over the last six weeks.
  — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 8 Nov. 2023
• Imagine a robot that can help with chores or serve as a hands-on learning tool.
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2025
• This easy-to-whip-up dessert also requires just 15 minutes of hands-on time.
  — Jorie Nicole McDonald, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2024
• This easy-to-whip-up dessert also requires just 15 minutes of hands-on time.
  — Krissy Tiglias, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2024
• Bourne was known as a hands-on leader, who often worked nights and weekends.
  — Stephen Hobbs, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2024
• The friends want readers to feel this kind of hands-on help in the pages of their new cookbook, which is available for pre-order now.
  — Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 13 Feb. 2024
• William is a much more hands-on dad than his father or grandfather.
  — Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 28 Apr. 2025
• This is the first time she’s been able to fully be hands-on with every aspect of the project, controlling what was and wasn’t shown.
  — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 16 July 2024
• There's a live DJ, hands-on craft activities, local food and free swag bags to the first 100 shoppers through the door.
  — Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 28 Apr. 2023
• But to experience it hands-on was something to take in.
  — Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 12 July 2024
• Turn to this berry pie recipe that can be yours with just six ingredients and 20 minutes of hands-on time.
  — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 May 2024
• My husband is such a hands-on dad and such a supporter of me and my family.
  — Greta Bjornson, People.com, 3 June 2025
• Plus, this recipe is super simple to follow and only takes 25 minutes of hands-on time, before the oven does the rest of the work.
  — Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2025
• This simple roasted recipe is delicious, and just takes a short amount of hands-on prep time.
  — Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 30 July 2023
• On The two are hands-on parents as well — just check out this sweet pile of Mabel and Evelyn who jumped on top of mom and dad for this cute shot.
  — Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
• With only 5 minutes of hands-on time, this is the perfect salty-smoky recipe to wake up to on Christmas morning.
  — Krissy Tiglias, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2024
• An unboxing video shared on YouTube last week has our first hands-on look at a new 140W wall charger from Anker.
  — Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 30 Sep. 2024
• Stellantis/Laci Simon Jeep and its agency partners have been hands-on throughout the content creation process.
  — Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
• Living just 30 minutes away, Kate’s hands-on parents, Carole and Michael, play an unusually prominent role in shaping the life of a future King.
  — Simon Perry, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025