hands-free

adjective

: designed to be used without being held in the hands
a hands-free cell phone

Examples of hands-free in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web This past year, the Epic Pass got a digital upgrade, allowing holders to store their passes on their phones and scan it on the mountain hands-free using Bluetooth. Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2024 The Super Cruise hands-free system, which now handles passing slower vehicles in addition to navigating up to 750,000 miles of U.S and Canadian roads, is available on Traverse for the first time. Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 2 May 2024 Apple Tie-Ins Almost Make Up for Some Missing Features With the signature Beats sound, fairly long battery life, and hands-free Siri, the Beats Solo 4 headphones are an evolution of a mostly successful formula. PCMAG, 30 Apr. 2024 Best for iPhone users: The newest Apple Watch device has now taken hands-free to an entirely new level with the double tap gesture (for Apple Watch Series 9). Casey Delbasso, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2024 The luxury automaker has become the first in the nation to start selling self-driving cars—at least those that afford riders a hands-free experience—to regular consumers. Rachyl Jones, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024 To say belt bags are everywhere this spring would be an understatement, and Kate Hudson is one of the latest celebrities to hop on the hands-free purse trend. Taylor Jean Stephan, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024 Mobile devices can only be used in a hands-free manner, such as speaker phone or voice commands, but even that’s distracting. Joe Simitian, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024 Wearable Breast Pumps: These are placed inside a regular bra to allow for completely hands-free pumping. Simone Scully, Parents, 16 Apr. 2024

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“Hands-free.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hands-free. Accessed 9 May. 2024.

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