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
The shrimp are the work of Amedeo Capelli, a self-taught carpenter and maker of hand-operated automatons, or moving devices.
From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2024
About 30 local artists now use the Editions studio, reserving time on hand-operated presses from the 1800s and other antique machinery.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2024
“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
