unhanded

past tense of unhand

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unhanded
Verb
  • Blanchett will be handed the award at the festival’s closing ceremony.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025
  • After whispering and mumbling my way through the ceremony, I was handed the scroll.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Houston’s Kevin Durant dropped 37 points, with 16 coming at the charity stripe, but no other player on Houston’s roster scored more than 17.
    Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The loss was an unfamiliar feeling for the Dodgers, who had only dropped one game this entire postseason entering Friday.
    Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Pandemic deals gave way to record rents, and evictions started up again.
    Clio Chang, Curbed, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Ausberry was promoted to the interim job in Woodward’s place, and the board gave him the authority to lead the coaching hire.
    Chris Vannini, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Unhanded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhanded. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!