handshake

Example Sentences

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The disagreement reignited when the players met at the net once the match had finished, with both walking away without the customary handshake.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

It was on the South Lawn, too, where Bill Clinton hosting the 1993 Oslo Accord handshake between Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

Nothing would please him more than turning the handshake into a collaboration down the line.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Every movement, every car assignment, every handshake position is mapped out in advance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Then he reached down with his hand out—I expected a handshake, but he pulled me off the couch.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini