handshake
Example Sentences
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Close friends dining across the room from each other might exchange a wave or a quick handshake, but unsolicited business pitches go against the restaurant’s unwritten code of conduct, members say.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026
The Japanese star's second-round win against Sorana Cirstea was marred by a testy exchange and icy handshake at the end.
From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026
What came out of the meeting was a path to return—and a handshake that could cost Koepka up to $90 million in a combination of charitable donations, bonuses and equity in the Tour.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
But Cirstea gave a brief handshake before exchanging some words with the Japanese 16th seed by the umpire's chair.
From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026
“They told me you were out here and I thought I’d say hello,” he said, his handshake as unwavering as his green eyes.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
