handshake

Example Sentences

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The visit will feature a "friendship photo" and handshake with Xi.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

"The handshake evolved very slowly as a mode of greeting and had no bearing on hat-honor as a gesture of deference," he says.

From Science Daily • May 7, 2026

Customers and memory-chip makers long relied on handshake deals for long-term supply, but are now moving to binding contracts in some cases.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

A beefy man with a bushy Afro and a Caribbean accent gives me a firm handshake.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas