How to Use in hand in a Sentence

in hand

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  • The second-year coach showed up to his presser with a dog in hand.
    — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2026
  • Cards in hand, the gathered broke in to groups of eight or 10 and prayed.
    — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Many were simply sitting or walking around with friends, snow cones or slices of pizza in hand.
    — Diamy Wang july 18, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
  • The Whitecaps still hold a game in hand and own the tiebreaker on goal differential.
    — Harold Gutmann, Mercury News, 23 July 2026
  • Walk the beach with coffee in hand, explore the town in the afternoon, then relax with dinner and ice cream.
    — Kara Nesvig, Parents, 15 July 2026
  • There's not much that's better than sitting on a back porch on a warm summer evening with a glass of wine in hand, chatting with friends.
    — Elliott Harrell, Southern Living, 1 July 2026
  • With a practice script in hand, Shanahan has crept closer to some offensive drills.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The duo arrived on stage with margaritas in hand, prompting Kidman to call for a toast.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Celebrities had their sandals on and designer purses in hand on Friday.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 25 July 2026
  • Argentina came out strongly again at the start of the second half, playing accurately with ball in hand.
    — ABC News, 4 July 2026
  • All three clubs have 23 points but Angel City and Seattle both have two matches in hand.
    — Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026
  • And Bobo can breathe a little easier down there, especially now with that contract in hand.
    — Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 19 July 2026
  • But engineers don’t have all the data in hand to make a final determination.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Perhaps, 126 years from now, this essay will seem like the latest such exercise in hand-wringing.
    — Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
  • Rarely are these tributes to a proxy advisor review committee or a management task force armed with checklists in hand.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 6 July 2026
  • Benny, the facility dog, works paw in hand with child life specialist Martha Hartz.
    — Zuri Primos june 29, Kansas City Star, 29 June 2026
  • Nothing beats the thrill of chasing the blinking bugs in grandma’s backyard in the dark, zooming around with Mason jars in hand.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 27 July 2026
  • The duo sauntered on the screen with margaritas (made with Astral Tequila) in hand.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The cartoon for that month showed a uniformed military official lounging coquettishly on a bed, phone in hand.
    — Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026
  • Another benefit is that having this in hand empowers them like never before.
    — Jennifer Castenson, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Painter, baseball in hand, demonstrated the evolution of his grips this week to The Athletic.
    — Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 31 July 2026
  • The neighborhood favorite was packed with locals lingering over a long Thursday lunch, glass of wine in hand—exactly my kind of place.
    — Kasey Busiel, Vogue, 17 July 2026
  • Trying to channel cooler energy, Culpo stood to the side with a tumbler—likely containing a cold drink—and a bag of fresh fruit in hand.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The next shot showed Alba relaxing at an outdoor table with an Aperol Spritz in hand.
    — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026
  • Moreover, the timeline for doing all this is roughly analogous as well – a matter of weeks, once the fissile material is in hand.
    — Ilan Berman, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Aboard a small, design‑forward river ship, the journey becomes a moving gallery—champagne in hand—where each bend of the river reveals a new composition.
    — Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • The Canton, Ohio, native has a job offer in hand from Kalitta Air in Michigan.
    — Bill Chappell, NPR, 9 July 2026
  • And since autumn is probably the most exciting season to dress for, having the season’s essentials in hand is, well, essential.
    — India Roby, Glamour, 28 July 2026
  • The team returned home this week — taxidermied raccoons in hand — after a 2-1 loss in extra time to the Three Lions.
    — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026
  • But from then on, Nolte was never late and showed up every day in the same outfit — a trench coat, T-shirt, sweats and Nike turf shoes — with a notebook in hand.
    — Cj Moore, New York Times, 1 July 2026

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