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Example sentences for "hand and"

  • Now, mark my words, one and the same villain has put that dead man's hand and arm in the river, and has stopped my letters to Grace; I am sure of it.

  • Mrs. Little leaned her head upon her hand and thought.

  • She made no answer for a moment; suddenly she caught my hand and pressed it, crushing it between both of hers; and turning I saw her almost helpless with her laughter.

  • Errington flushed hotly, but caught Lorimer's hand and pressed it with tremendous fervor.

  • And he caught the girl's hand and kissed it,--then plucking a rose, he left it between her fingers.

  • I wish George were in London--he'd lend a hand and welcome!

  • Gudruda covered her eyes with her hand and thought.

  • He was taller than Ospakar by the half of a hand and as broad in the chest.

  • Now take my hand and hold it while I die.

  • Then he let call abroad the good news of the prince's recovery and proclaimed the decoration of the city: so the people rejoiced and decorated the city and it was a day of high festival.

  • When I heard this, I was filled with delight and marvelled exceedingly.

  • Presently, behold, yet another cloud of dust arose and spread till it covered the landscape, whilst the earth shook with the tramp of horse and the drums sounded like the storm-winds.

  • I trust my hand and arm, for all that I be crooked.

  • He was astonished at such carelessness, thinking, "It is well that there is no strong enemy at hand and nothing to fear.

  • The wolf-dog shoved his nose again into Barry's hand and growled.

  • Perhaps Barry had come here to look for his quarry and found them not yet arrived; perhaps he was now hunting in other places through the town; perhaps he was even now crouched in the shadow near at hand and ready to attack.

  • My revolver, which I had drawn, was jarred from my hand and in the effort to recover it, I lost my balance.

  • They forced me into a corner where they tied me again, hand and foot.

  • With a powerful grasp, he twisted the knife from Wu's hand and it fell with a clatter on the floor.

  • The professor bowed low and unprofessionally over Elaine's hand and a moment later followed Woodward out into the next room as the other guests arrived to be greeted by Elaine.

  • The unfortunate creature was made to leave the coach and stand between the two Chouans, who each held a hand and looked at her as the Elders must have looked at Susannah.

  • I had six masses said, and I felt strengthened in hand and heart.

  • Victor d'Aiglemont dropped his wife's hand and turned to watch the bend in the road.

  • For he had, what Cato thought a great point in a soldier, not only strength of hand and stroke, but also a voice and look that of themselves were a terror to an enemy.

  • It was as though he had lengthened the focus of a glass, and looked beyond at what was beautiful and picturesque, instead of what was near at hand and practicable.

  • The women sat erect, listening for the first signal of an attack, each holding the other's hand and looking at MacWilliams, who sat with his thumb on the trigger of his carbine, glancing to the right and left and breathing quickly.

  • When she had made an end of her song, she threw the lute from her hand and wept, whilst the Shaykh wept for her weeping.

  • So early on the morrow, he took the stuff and carrying it to the market whence it had been stolen, sat down at the very shop out of which it had been purloined and gave it to the broker, who hent it in hand and cried it for sale.

  • I stretched out my hand and laid it on his with an involuntary caressing touch.

  • His voice thrilled--and again he took my hand and held it gently clasped.

  • We moved on for a few moments in absolute silence, he still holding my hand and guiding me up the rough path we followed.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "hand and" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    contrary winds; hand and; hand corner; hand grenades; hand lower; hand pocket; hand shall; handed game; handed over; handed sword; handle them; hands and; hands clasped; handsome building; handsome face; handsome girl; handsome young; handsomely bound; moral freedom; not long after the; obtain some; office again; plots against; weeping bitterly; yards west; you desire