handshake

Example Sentences

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I figured Auriemma would clean up the mess in his postgame press conference, but instead he calmly leaned in to it, offering the pregame handshake delay as his explanation-slash-justification.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Auriemma forcefully reprimanded Staley for a perceived pregame slight surrounding the pregame handshake.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

It would take more than two years of round-the-clock campaigning just to give each and every one a quick handshake.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026

Fury said with a grin, and the pair closed it out with a handshake.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

Alice’s handshake was a weak clasp, as if she handled herself with much care, as if she would never scrub herself too vigorously.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie