handshake

Example Sentences

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Nothing would please him more than turning the handshake into a collaboration down the line.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

"The handshake evolved very slowly as a mode of greeting and had no bearing on hat-honor as a gesture of deference," he says.

From Science Daily • May 7, 2026

To get there, he had to push through a dense cluster of his own supporters: people holding Abdul for Senate signs, leaning in for selfies, grabbing a quick word, a handshake, a moment.

From Slate • Apr. 29, 2026

Every movement, every car assignment, every handshake position is mapped out in advance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Papi closes his bear paw on Manny and gives him a firm handshake.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina