shake hands
Example Sentences
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"They even shake hands with the settlers. It's like they're friends."
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
The short audience is known as "kissing hands" - although in practice, these days male premiers simply bow and shake hands with the monarch after accepting their offer to form a government.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
He wears a mask religiously and doesn’t shake hands with customers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Several other cities have followed: Chengdu deployed a mixed squad of quadruped and humanoid robots, Shenzhen is testing humanoids that shake hands with passersby, and a Wenzhou model literally rolls.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026
“O.K., Bull,” Luther Windham said, rising to shake hands with Bull.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
