How to Use have a hand in in a Sentence

have a hand in

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  • Omezi wanted to have a hand in providing more of those options.
    Essence, 4 June 2021
  • Other forms of pop culture can have a hand in streaming success.
    Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Dallas played tight defense and worked to always have a hand in the passing lanes.
    Peter Warren, Dallas News, 19 June 2022
  • Colorless, film-like images that seem to have a hand in the past, present, and future.
    Isiah Magsino, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2025
  • That means the winner could have a hand in shaping districts across the Valley.
    Nick Sullivan, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Not that Murdoch hasn’t tried to have a hand in how those bundles come together.
    WIRED, 21 Sep. 2023
  • That's not to say Hernández didn't have a hand in stalling the Brewers offense.
    Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2022
  • Levi also shared his simple skincare routine — and how the women in his household have a hand in it.
    Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Lawyers — never a friend to clear, concise language — have a hand in drafting the documents.
    Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2021
  • In his role, Zito has to have a hand in every part of hockey operations.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 21 May 2024
  • The fact the nation's pastime may have a hand in outsourcing jobs has residents crying foul.
    Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2021
  • At least 29 different state entities have a hand in shaping such rules and programs.
    Dustin Gardiner, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Aug. 2021
  • Despite the controversy, Taylor Swift does, in fact, have a hand in writing all her songs.
    Danielle Pascual, Billboard, 25 Jan. 2022
  • The students would audition for parts, work in the backstage crew and even have a hand in creating the sets, lighting and sound effects, her son said.
    Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 21 Jan. 2024
  • Bergeron is the third player from the 2011 Stanley Cup team to have a hand in the current team.
    Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Of course, the man behind Rihanna’s iconic red carpet looks would have a hand in her Amazon special.
    Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2020
  • Hinkle said the point of increasing testing is to avoid worse health outcomes later, which the companies would also have a hand in paying.
    Sean McDonnell, cleveland, 15 Jan. 2022
  • Small businesses have a hand in nearly every step of the medicine manufacturing pipeline.
    Elaine Parker, Oc Register, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Mayors have a hand in issues that might influence crime, like economic policies and the appointment of police chiefs.
    Adrienne Dunn, USA TODAY, 23 Aug. 2020
  • San Antonio will have a hand in the effort to resurrect high-speed air travel, a quest that recently hit a new milestone.
    Joann Muller, Axios, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Business owners can have a hand in every step of the ad making process as well as track their engagement on the Nextdoor Ads dashboard.
    Gene Marks, Forbes, 17 Apr. 2022
  • Did Kate Middleton’s mom really have a hand in her daughter dating William?
    Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Dec. 2023
  • The Instagram post hints at something new taking the place of Marina’s Tapas that the team will have a hand in.
    Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 13 Nov. 2025
  • Norris did not have a hand in creating the meme, but its popularity helped cement his cultural legacy.
    Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026
  • School board members have a hand in everything from budgets to cellphone policies and deciding which books are age-appropriate.
    Kathryn Varn, Axios, 13 Aug. 2024
  • McKivigan suggests letting children take the lead and have a hand in developing what journaling will look and feel like for them.
    Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2020
  • Moreover, Bass will have a hand in helping to implement elements of ULA.
    Nicholas Slayton, The New Republic, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Both the federal and state governments have a hand in regulating Medigap policies.
    Diane Omdahl, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
  • Hines and John have since ditched the head-pitmaster approach in favor of a collective model, in which a number of folks now have a hand in the barbecue.
    Tim Carman, Washington Post, 3 July 2023
  • From this unlikely background, Reitman would go on to have a hand in some of the funniest films of the late 20th century.
    Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 14 Feb. 2022

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