hands out
Example Sentences
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He put both his hands out to pull Haridasse up off the ground, but struggled to steady the exhausted runner.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
As a community organizer with Valley Voices in the Central Valley, Araceli Molar de Barrios hands out free food to farmworkers, along with “Know Your Rights” cards.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
Each Thursday at 2 p.m., for example, the company hands out potato chips, candy and soda as employees gather and chat.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025
She followed her and tried to "put her hands out to stop me closing the door", she added.
From Barron's • Oct. 9, 2025
He held his hands out, palms turning upwards in a slow ballet of bone, marrow intact after all this time, under the crowded sky, against the broken ground.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
