How to Use handhold in a Sentence

handhold

noun
  • At this point, a handhold in the office is too weak of a stance for her.
    — Kevin Sullivan, Robb Report, 7 Nov. 2021
  • Some guys skip the handholds while others cut a slot to tuck in both ends of the cable.
    — Roy Berendson, Popular Mechanics, 21 Mar. 2018
  • That can be a shooting bag or lead sled at the range or a simple handhold against a tree trunk in the woods.
    — The Editors, Outdoor Life, 11 Nov. 2019
  • All but the shortest hikers can get through this jumble without the need for a handhold.
    — Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 3 Mar. 2021
  • This will give you a gap of 5 to 6 inches between the string and the handhold when the bow is strung.
    — Tim MacWelch, Outdoor Life, 25 June 2020
  • When these parts are complete, try a test run by spinning the drill with the bow pinned between the fire board and handhold.
    — Popular Science, 14 Apr. 2020
  • When these parts are complete, try a test run by spinning the drill with the bow pinned between the fire board and handhold.
    — Tim MacWelch, Outdoor Life, 25 Feb. 2020
  • In their final descent, the toadlets sometimes reach for a handhold, but the effort is for naught.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 15 June 2022
  • This provides a convenient handhold to aid those stepping up into the bed of the truck.
    — Tony Markovich, Car and Driver, 2 Mar. 2018
  • There were using long tracking shots with a Western dolly and a lot of handhold.
    — Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Nov. 2017
  • Its handholds are 2 inches wide by about 6 inches long, set 1 inch in from each outside edge.
    — Roy Berendson, Popular Mechanics, 21 Mar. 2018
  • The rock wall offered no handholds, and the waves might easily have beaten us unconscious on the rocks.
    — Jim Hoagland, Outdoor Life, 30 Apr. 2026
  • But the top step was so narrow, and the riser so wobbly, that Johnson asked for a handhold to be installed.
    — Scott Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2020
  • They’re made mainly of plywood, covered sparingly with handholds like those at a climbing gym.
    — Kevin Dupzyk, Popular Mechanics, 23 Feb. 2019
  • That would cut off access to the narrow gaps between train cars where subway surfers use handholds to hoist themselves onto the roof.
    — Dave Smith, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
  • GMOs have been a convenient handhold on a big, slippery problem.
    — Tamar Haspel, Vox, 24 July 2018
  • There’s also a convenient handhold molded into the rubber strip across the tailgate’s top.
    — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 22 May 2024
  • This could also be a safety type of handhold between friends or a parent and child, Henderson explains.
    — Jessica Migala, Women's Health, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Beware of the ones without rubber handles; always use a pot holder as the heat conducts to the ceramic handholds.
    — Maxine Builder, Slate Magazine, 12 Dec. 2017
  • People trying to climb onto the ladder can’t get a handhold; people on the ladder’s bottom rungs get flung off by people nearer the top.
    — Adam Rogers, WIRED, 21 June 2018
  • But other handholds truly are the places where the senator can get in there and throw elbows and try to make a difference for people locally.
    — Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 9 Feb. 2017
  • Bald and tired, Harley studied frantically from his hospital bed, clinging to schoolwork as a handhold on life.
    — Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Our test car came with the optional $2050 safety cage, which provided some handholds for entry.
    — Larry Webster, Car and Driver, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Back off your shoulder rotation slightly and try kicking your bottom leg away from your handhold, moving your knee backwards and increasing the stretch.
    — Andrew Simmons, Outside Online, 23 Sep. 2019
  • But the winds calmed and the first of around 1,000 climbers began their ascent at a chain handhold up the steep western face three hours later than scheduled.
    — NBC News, 25 Oct. 2019
  • On top of that, the early space capsules lacked handholds and footholds on the outside, which made maneuvering extremely strenuous.
    — Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2024
  • The producer of the ceremony protested, saying a handhold would ruin photos of the moment.
    — Scott Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2020
  • The last handhold, maybe there's potential for what's going to happen with Tom as CEO,' or something like that.
    — Clark Collis, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Made from 100 percent silk satin fabric with a handhold hem, the scarf is the perfect mix of timeless and trendy with its warped checker print pattern and green, navy, and cream hue.
    — Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 5 Jan. 2023
  • Climber Mayan Smith-Gobat would have to descend the neighboring rock face and swing herself across a channel on a rope to grab a handhold.
    — Nina Strochlic, National Geographic, 22 July 2019

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