hands down
Example Sentences
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The play, which received the Pulitzer Prize this year, was hands down the best work I read or saw since last year’s Pulitzer and Tony winner, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ “Purpose.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
"If my folks didn't move into the suburbs, then hands down I'm not playing soccer," he says.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
He blabs so much about the trial at his daily press conferences that the judge hands down a gag order.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
Chanos won that argument hands down, closing his long bitcoin/short Strategy trade for a sizeable gain.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 16, 2026
She waved her hands down her sides to make sure I noticed her dress.
From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio
