How to Use safe pair of hands in a Sentence
safe pair of hands
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He was then seen as a safe pair of hands able to drag Labour towards the center.
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Elizabeth Piper,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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Director Jon Favreau is (again) a safe pair of hands that deliver a solid, thrilling and engaging romp.
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James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
18 May 2026
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Teng, a Singaporean national and former regulator himself, was seen as a safe pair of hands to guide Binance through its regulatory troubles.
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Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
3 Dec. 2025
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Former journalist Pégard, who has been President Emmanuel Macron’s culture advisor since 2024, is regarded as a safe pair of hands.
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Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
26 Feb. 2026
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Goldsmith was the ultimate safe pair of hands, a remarkably prolific industry fixture who had scored 36 films, TV shows, and specials between 1970 and 1974 alone.
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David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
20 Aug. 2025
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Seen as a safe pair of hands, Ishiba took the helm of the LDP in September 2024 and became the 10th man in the party to serve as prime minister since 2000.
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Jason Ma,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
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