lay hands on

Example Sentences

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“One key part of this is obviously being able to lay hands on the wreckage with the engineers.”

From Seattle Times

They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.

From National Geographic

Since her death, her widower, Marlon, has been trying to stay busy with church services where he plays acoustic guitar and lays hands on people as they testify to the goodness of the Lord.

From Seattle Times

Pentagon officials and other national and city leaders are very sensitive to the optics of the U.S. military appearing to arrest or lay hands on American citizens on U.S. soil.

From Seattle Times

Churches asked members to gather outside the nursing home, laying hands on its brick walls to offer prayers for residents and staff.

From Seattle Times