hands in

present tense third-person singular of hand in

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hands in
Verb
  • Early roles in The World According to Garp (1982) and The Big Chill (1983) gave way to one of her most memorable turns in Fatal Attraction (1987), for which she was nominated for an Academy Award.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The journey includes time spent in the backcountry and turns in untracked terrain.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Currently, federal law only guarantees a cow’s milk substitute—such as fortified soy milk—if a parent submits a physician’s note documenting a disability.
    Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The city’s existing process has design work being completed either by city engineers or outside architects before a contractor is chosen — a decision based on which contractor submits the lowest bid.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Hands in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hands%20in. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.

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