How to Use hand and foot in a Sentence

hand and foot

adverb
  • The first man to exit the cave had problems with his hand and foot.
    — CNN Money, 30 May 2026
  • The student suffered broken bones in a hand and foot.
    — Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The team tried Carruthers’ arm, hand and foot before moving to a central line.
    — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • They were beaten, and the 12-year old was bound hand and foot after a previous attempt at running away.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Carle confirmed in his postgame news conference that Pohlkamp has been playing through hand and foot injuries.
    — Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Swedish massage, aromatherapy, and hand and foot massage have proven benefits.
    — Team Verywell Health, Verywell Health, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Fico, 61, was struck four times and was seriously injured in his abdomen, and also suffered injuries to his hip, hand and foot.
    — Reuters, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Goalkeeper Duran Ferree, 19, has shown hand and foot quickness that’s exciting.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Carruthers' lawyer witnessed the attempts and said the team tried to insert an IV in Carruthers’ arm, hand and foot before attempting to insert a central line.
    — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Catalina Island Great white shark Chris Murray, 54, suffered injuries to the hand and foot swimming the Catalina Channel.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
  • In five whole-body tasks, the system achieved an average success rate of 75 percent, including object pickup, opening a trash can with a foot pedal, and coordinating hand and foot movements to move a soda can into the bin.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
  • During Pan’s operation, Kwan-Feinberg sat at a console and used hand and foot controls to guide the robot’s small 3D camera and surgical instruments through an inclusion beneath each arm.
    — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 30 July 2026
  • Lee was the first Korean actor to be given the Asian Film Excellence Award at their 15th annual celebration, the first Korean actor to present an Oscar at the Academy Awards, and the first Korean actor to imprint his hand and foot in the forecourt of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2025

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