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
Instead, a subdued Messi walked to the midfield to shake hands with his opponents, a sign of exhaustion, no doubt, but also of respect.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
In part by dispatching health workers with megaphones to remind residents in traffic-clogged streets not to shake hands or hug.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
He’d pulled off his driving gloves to shake hands with Dad.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
