handshake

Example Sentences

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Joshua removed his sunglasses midway through before it ended with a friendly handshake.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

It was on the South Lawn, too, where Bill Clinton hosting the 1993 Oslo Accord handshake between Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Customers and memory-chip makers long relied on handshake deals for long-term supply, but are now moving to binding contracts in some cases.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Even his handshake seemed sad—he hardly squeezed at all.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart