lay hands on
Example Sentences
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In the artificial-intelligence world, pretty much everyone wants to lay hands on chips and other computing hardware made by the market leader, Nvidia.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
So I completely get why Larry David would lay hands on the world’s kindliest Muppet on live TV.
From Salon • Feb. 9, 2024
"We ask people to abide by the park rules - we cannot physically lay hands on people to get them out of the lake," he added.
From BBC • May 30, 2022
“Ramirez seeks to have his pastor lay hands on him and pray over him during the execution,” the chief justice wrote.
From New York Times • Mar. 24, 2022
But why should others lay hands on him?
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
