not at hand
Example Sentences
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The first thing is to make sure that the things you try to avoid are not at hand.
From Slate • Nov. 8, 2018
But sometimes the perfect implement is not at hand; we live half an hour from the nearest hardware store.
From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2016
But the U.S.-Russia accord, although close, is still not at hand.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2010
Since his mother was not at hand, the request was refused.
From Time Magazine Archive
George guarded his wife from the hearing of any thing that would move her out of her usual quiet, and when he was not at hand, Jean guarded her as carefully for his sake.
From The Twa Miss Dawsons by Robertson, Margaret M. (Margaret Murray)
