How to Use free hand in a Sentence

free hand

noun
  • And does that free hand look right?
    — Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 30 Aug. 2025
  • The actor held her red and lilac bouquet in his free hand.
    — Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Slide sharp edge to right, across the stone, applying pressure with help from your free hand.
    — Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 15 Jan. 2026
  • As the pair held hands, Nicov chatted with Penn, who was smoking with his free hand.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Riders need to stay on the bull for eight seconds to qualify for a score, with their free hand raised in the air.
    — Nancy Kane, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2026
  • In the footage, Wang is moving slowly and supporting the child’s head and neck with his free hand.
    — Owen Clarke, Outside, 20 Jan. 2026
  • For a few seconds, the phones are overwhelmed by the free hands of fans who simply want to wave at Myers and maybe catch a smile or a wink in return.
    — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
  • In the accompanying image, Baz is lying on her side, nursing her son in a low cut bra while holding a bottle in her free hand.
    — Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The direction – which was visibly obeyed – is nothing new for repeat attendees of Welch’s shows, who have endured the agony of a phone-free hand for two minutes.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026
  • The 5-foot-7 junior showed slick moves to the basket and a nice shooting touch, aided by the referees’ unwillingness to whistle her for using her free hand to ward off defenders.
    — Tris Wykes, Twin Cities, 31 Jan. 2026
  • This art and literacy program at the library’s City Heights branch provides weekly, free hands-on art-making activities based on the museum’s collection.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
  • At the same time, radical ultra-nationalists – not only Prigozhin but also the military bloggers and correspondents reporting from the war zone – have been given a relatively free hand.
    — Peter Rutland, The Conversation, 25 June 2023
  • In the videos, the singer can be seen holding hands with fellow Wicked film series star Michelle Yeoh and interacting with fans behind the barricade with her free hand, attempting to sign autographs before Wen charges at her and puts one arm around her.
    — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Nov. 2025

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