hands-off
Example Sentences
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Other than providing contact information for the people on his list, Milgrom says the estate was hands-off throughout the process.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
The answer to their problem still comes with sacrifice; they’re still at somebody else’s whim, even if that somebody has promised to be hands-off.
From Salon • May 6, 2026
Buffett, however, took a more hands-off approach to Berkshire’s operations, while Abel is keenly involved in managing the businesses and is trying to boost returns at lagging subsidiaries.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
McCullum and Key took a more hands-off approach to the England team which critics felt led to an overly relaxed environment.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026
By the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, landlords in central and Southern China had an almost completely hands-off relationship with their tenants: they would collect a fixed rent and let farmers go about their business.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
