hand-operated
Example Sentences
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The hand-operated ones are too complicated or too fragile to allow for regular lifting and lowering.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026
Those who make the strenuous climb will find weathered milestones, natural hot springs and a hand-operated cable car suspended over a riverbank.
From New York Times • Nov. 17, 2022
Two previous countdown attempts were marred by balky fans and a large hand-operated valve that workers mistakenly left closed at the pad last week.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 14, 2022
“One of the instructors discovered an old hand-operated lithography press in the basement, but it was all discombobulated,” he recalls.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2022
They tested a 66-pound, general purpose, hand-operated tool.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
