join hands
idiom
: to hold the hand of another person
The priest asked us all to join hands and bow our heads in prayer.
—often used figurativelyWe can accomplish great things if we all join hands and work together.
Examples of join hands in a Sentence
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Business groups, technology companies, and scholarly organizations should join hands to resist unreasonable and counterproductive policies and measures that confine their collaboration.
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Wang Jisi, Foreign Affairs, 23 Nov. 2023
In September, hundreds of community members participated in a paddle-out, a traditional Hawaiian tribute in which surfers paddle out on the water, join hands and form a circle to honor lives lost.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2023
Will Democrats and Republicans join hands and dance in the aisles on Capitol Hill?
—Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 20 July 2023
Women dress in hanbok (traditional Korean clothing), join hands in a circle, and sing together.
—Jamie Ballard, Woman's Day, 20 July 2023
Diana eventually reaches out to Chin, who’s stuck on his own in a Catholic orphanage, and the two victims soon join hands to protect themselves from a killer still on the loose, while the police prove to be totally useless.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Feb. 2022
Biden was asking something truly incredible: Would the Chinese Communist Party, which Washington had spent decades and a fortune trying to thwart, join hands with the American republic to spy on its fellow Communists in Moscow?
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 11 Aug. 2022
Reluctantly, his comrades take their seats at the table in the brownstone parlor and join hands.
—Joe Leydon, Variety, 12 May 2023
At the news conference, planning minister Iqbal appealed to the affluent members of society to come forward to help the flood relief efforts, and asked medical volunteers to join hands with the government.
—Reuters, NBC News, 21 Sep. 2022
Wang Jisi, Foreign Affairs, 23 Nov. 2023
In September, hundreds of community members participated in a paddle-out, a traditional Hawaiian tribute in which surfers paddle out on the water, join hands and form a circle to honor lives lost.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2023
Will Democrats and Republicans join hands and dance in the aisles on Capitol Hill?
—Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 20 July 2023
Women dress in hanbok (traditional Korean clothing), join hands in a circle, and sing together.
—Jamie Ballard, Woman's Day, 20 July 2023
Diana eventually reaches out to Chin, who’s stuck on his own in a Catholic orphanage, and the two victims soon join hands to protect themselves from a killer still on the loose, while the police prove to be totally useless.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Feb. 2022
Biden was asking something truly incredible: Would the Chinese Communist Party, which Washington had spent decades and a fortune trying to thwart, join hands with the American republic to spy on its fellow Communists in Moscow?
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 11 Aug. 2022
Reluctantly, his comrades take their seats at the table in the brownstone parlor and join hands.
—Joe Leydon, Variety, 12 May 2023
At the news conference, planning minister Iqbal appealed to the affluent members of society to come forward to help the flood relief efforts, and asked medical volunteers to join hands with the government.
—Reuters, NBC News, 21 Sep. 2022
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“Join hands.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/join%20hands. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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