How to Use hand signal in a Sentence
hand signal
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Can this hand signal save a life?
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Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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The incident in Alhambra is the latest case in recent years involving the hand signal.
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Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Police said there had been a domestic violence incident, and the person recognized the hand signal the woman was doing behind her back.
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Helena Wegner,
Sacbee.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Hadi Karimi, a human rights advocate and member of the local Iranian community, said supporters outside the bus could clearly see at least three players inside making the international hand signal for help.
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Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
9 Mar. 2026
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The Broncos offered video evidence showing Oden, a senior forward, committing five fouls — and referee David Walker making the wrong hand signal to the official scorer on his third, assigning it to sophomore forward Pharaoh Compton instead.
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Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Jan. 2026
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