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Example Sentences

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But the advocate asked the jury whether they could "hand on heart" conclude they "do not believe the man when he denies the various allegations".

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026

In the AI era, Broadcom holds the best hand this side of Nvidia.

From Barron's • Jun. 19, 2026

He says he’s glad the days are over when he would search for prisoner information by hand through “stacks and stacks of reports.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026

Hand in hand with the talks came Conlon’s writing, in which, as in his talks, he goes inside the work in part to find philosophical and psychological meaning but mainly to share his love.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

This is what an audience of doctors looks like when Phineas arrives in Boston in January 1850, tamping iron in hand.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman