manus

Example Sentences

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In front of Canda’s grandeur, the cellist Robert Burkhart played Caroline Shaw’s flowing “in manus tuas” while the dancer Selina Hack artfully writhed.

From New York Times • Oct. 23, 2020

The exhibition, which often influences the fashions worn by the rich and famous who attend the gala, is titled, "manus x machina: fashion in an age of technology."

From US News • Oct. 13, 2015

“In manus tuas, Domine!” he said, crossing himself as he passed over the threshold.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

The last is simply a case of vicaria linguae manus.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" by Various

Quam longas vox ista manus habet! haec medicina Absens et praesens haec medicina fuit.

From The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) by Crashaw, Richard