unhand

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unhand
Verb
  • His 1-0, two-out fastball to Hernández, though, ended up in the right-field stands, handing the Dodgers their first lead.
    Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Individual disposable towels and/or hand drying device not provided at lavatory or hand sink.
    Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • His hands, with their many rings, are broad and eloquent, delicately clasping and unclasping in syncopated claps.
    James Parker, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2019
  • The catalogue librarian, John Myers, unclasped the book’s old cover and sat down to see what was inside.
    Avi Selk, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2018
Verb
  • How does a century-old industrial company such as Firmenich (renamed DSM-Firmenich following its 2023 merger with Dutch chemical firm DSM) manage to remain globally competitive today, given that a large share of its cost base is in the most expensive country in the world?
    Peter Vanham, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires employers to give 60 days’ notice ahead of mass layoffs.
    Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Unhand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhand. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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