handshake
Example Sentences
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Except the two coaches had in fact met for a handshake before the game—and it was caught on camera.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
The lack of a timely handshake wasn’t Auriemma’s only complaint Friday.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
It would take more than two years of round-the-clock campaigning just to give each and every one a quick handshake.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026
It was enough for the head coach, who refused to wait for the final whistle and left Wolves boss Rob Edwards wondering where the post-match handshake was.
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026
“Okay. I’ve worked with a few teens who’ve needed help and couldn’t go to their parents, so I get it. But like I said, this’ll all have to be a handshake deal, okay?”
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
