hidden hand

Example Sentences

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You’re talking about the hidden hand of heat, which I hadn’t really considered.

From Slate • Jul. 12, 2023

He's continued to aim at me and the BBC, describing my reporting and the media reaction as being directed by a "hidden hand" which is desperate to silence the truth.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2023

“I don’t know if there was a connection, a hidden hand, if this had been set up,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 15, 2022

And his barely hidden hand helped propel her precedent-busting fund-raising.

From New York Times • Sep. 15, 2019

Duchess of Kendal was not content with indulging her passion for money; she, in matters of politics, acted as the hidden hand behind the throne—any services that she rendered were, it is certain, adequately remunerated.

From Lady Mary Wortley Montague Her Life and Letters (1689-1762) by Melville, Lewis