hand in

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Recent Examples of hand in The rookie immediately came in to score on Nate Eaton’s sacrifice fly, and while the throw to the plate was a good one, Mayer was able to avoid the tag with a great slide to sneak his hand in for the run. Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 25 June 2025 Not stopping there, the county — hand in hand with establishing a land bank — will also be seeking to partner with a nonprofit community land trust (CLT), per board action taken last month. Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025 Position your wrists and hands in a straight line—avoid bending them up, down, or to the side while typing or using the mouse. Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 24 June 2025 Regulators use the stress capital buffer, or SCB, to help determine how big of an emergency fund that each bank needs to keep on hand in case of a financial crisis. Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 20 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for hand in
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hand in
Verb
  • Warren, called up from Triple-A Syracuse earlier in the day to provide the bullpen with a fresh arm, turned in a strong effort with 2 2/3 innings pitched in a 4-0 win over the Atlanta Braves on Thursday night.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 27 June 2025
  • Breaking out with a memorable turn in A24’s horror hit Talk to Me, which brought them their second AACTA Award nomination, Terakes can currently be seen playing Jeri Blood in the Marvel series Ironheart airing on Disney+.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 27 June 2025
Verb
  • But there’s another reason for it: the handwritten paragraph also begins a paper trail, attesting to voice and style, that a teaching assistant can consult if a suspicious paper is submitted.
    Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
  • Or a therapist who submits weekly reports for a patient, only to later discover that the patient had been in custody for months.
    William Jones, USA Today, 30 June 2025
Verb
  • While Israel wants to eradicate Hamas following the Oct. 7 attacks, the group has shown little willingness to relinquish its political and military power in Gaza.
    Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 5 July 2025
  • Lesson 4: Less data, better decisions Without her phone, my wife had to relinquish her customary role as the navigator.
    JJ Rosen, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Verb
  • Although Matthew knows better, his fears recur: Does his fumbling with the lines signal the beginning of Alzheimer’s, dementia? Some days, his spin on life is triumphant, if willed: Still kicking!
    Han Ong, New Yorker, 22 June 2025
  • And Matthews looked like a leader, willing his team to a win.
    James Mirtle, New York Times, 17 May 2025
Verb
  • In the months since the verdicts were handed down, there have been new revelations that Vatican gendarmes and prosecutors were apparently in regular touch with a woman who was coaching the star witness into testifying against Becciu.
    Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2025
  • To me, freedom isn't a promise handed down by the powerful.
    Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 4 July 2025
Verb
  • But over the weekend, Trump reiterated his desire to dispense with any further talks and unilaterally set a tariff rate on each country.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 30 June 2025
  • Automatic cat feeders are primarily used to dispense dry cat food, and most can’t really pop out the wet kind.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025

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