hands down

Example Sentences

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But hands down, I prefer my one bathroom in a hotel, wonky showers, dim lighting and all.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Chanos won that argument hands down, closing his long bitcoin/short Strategy trade for a sizeable gain.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

In the interim, the court preserved the lower courts’ orders, keeping TPS in place for Syria and Haiti until it hands down a decision.

From Slate • Mar. 17, 2026

Although he clinched the gold medal in the team competition with a clutch free program, he also put two hands down on a jump.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

She smoothed her hands down the front of it, looked at the clock on the stove, and reached for an old white vinyl purse of May’s that she’d inherited.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd