Meanings of dexterous hands in English

He resigned the leadership into the dexterous hands of a politician.

Lindsay watched the white, dexterous hands of the dealer with an honest distaste.

Her dexterous hands twisted her hair back into loose coils on her head.

Mr. Stepney lived on a plausible tongue and a pair of highly dexterous hands.

The attendant now reappears, kneels beside us, and gently kneads us with dexterous hands.

It is also why you have such dexterous hands and such an expressive face.

But somewhere, a child surprises himself with his endurance, his quick mind, his dexterous hands.

No candor, no tolerance, no allowance for human weakness, blunted the scalpel in their dexterous hands.

With quick and dexterous hands, Sir Percy soon reduced Chauvelin to an impotent and silent bundle.

But I must set about my undertaking with dexterous hands; of that, however, let us speak hereafter.

There lies the silver mine I spoke of, ready to enrich the dexterous hands who shall labour it.

The man hovered about her solicitously, attending to her wants with dexterous hands and watchful eyes that anticipated every need.

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With flying feet from table to kitchen and back, with dexterous hands at bottle, platter or napkin, she ministered to his slightest whims.

What woman's height and hand could not perform fell to the share of James, who, with his step-ladder and dexterous hands, was invaluable.

In my father's dexterous hands he at once lost his assumption of the gallantry of manner which could alone help him to retain his advantage.