How to Use hands-on in a Sentence

hands-on

adjective
  • Here's our hands-on with all the new stuff.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Want to take a more hands-on approach?
    — Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The hands-on work varies daily.
    — Miranda Dunlap, jsonline.com, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The hands-on training took place over the course of two days.
    — Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Soups and stews don’t require a large amount of hands-on time.
    — Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 6 Jan. 2024
  • The herd drives are part ranch tourism, part hands-on horse training.
    — Carrie Dennis, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2025
  • From an early age, money lessons were hands-on.
    — Sarah Jones, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
  • How did the two of them get hands-on as producers for the film?
    — Leia Mendoza, Variety, 1 Aug. 2025
  • Very hands-on, active things, doing my own stunts.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Help care for the garden while getting hands-on lessons in mulching.
    — Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2023
  • Rachel is a boots-on-the-ground, very hands-on journalist.
    — Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026
  • Exhibits are all about hands-on learning.
    — Elena Donovan Mauer, Parents, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Jurassic has a very hands-on, old-school way of thinking about things.
    — Catherine Duncan, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Prefer a more hands-on approach?
    — Alexis Bennett, InStyle, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Each kit includes a book, a hands-on project, and a toy that brings learning to life.
    — Leondra Head, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The lack of hands-on cleaning is one of my favorite features.
    — Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 3 Nov. 2025
  • William is a much more hands-on dad than his father or grandfather.
    — Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Other times the sessions are more hands-on while others are look and learn.
    — Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • This can be helpful for investors who want more hands-on support.
    — Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Even the most hands-on careers face a life of learning that never ends.
    — Joseph Coughlin, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • This one requires just 35 minutes of hands-on time.
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Imagine a robot that can help with chores or serve as a hands-on learning tool.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2025
  • All of our children were in attendance and were very hands-on this time around.
    — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
  • Willard’s role with the Mets requires more hands-on work with pitchers.
    — Will Sammon, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Dales was the hands-on detail man who checked the contract language line by line.
    — Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 July 2023
  • Bourne was known as a hands-on leader, who often worked nights and weekends.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Using their model, researchers got hands-on with cheese to study bird flu.
    — Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Spitnale credits hands-on learning for much of that growth.
    — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Cabrera’s involvement these days is far from hands-on.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
  • These simple, hands-on toys give kids a fun break from screens during mealtime.
    — Sarah Scott, Parents, 4 Feb. 2026

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