by hand
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Divers collect wild oysters by hand, placing them in nets worn around their necks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
The menus would be illustrated by hand, which sounds charming until you’ve spent an entire afternoon trying to get the shading right on a watercolor artichoke.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026
"There's always something lacking. I recommend drawing by hand and being old-fashioned, and hopefully that will be more appreciated when AI takes over."
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
He made many of the props in the show by hand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
Many of the small rectangles of fabric sewn by hand into interlocking circles have dissolved altogether, the ghostly remains of stitches holding snippets of colored cloth.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
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