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Meanings of outstretched hand in English

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Usage of outstretched hand in English
1
Within a few steps I found a building with one outstretched hand.
Small favor
2
She laid the snowy perfumed bells in his outstretched hand, and said:
Infelice
3
In a flash I froze, my outstretched hand remaining suspended in mid-air.
The Paternoster Ruby
4
The anger died in her eyes and she took his outstretched hand.
The Victim: A Romance of the Real Jefferson Davis
5
And the child silently put the stuffed animal into Gertrude's outstretched hand.
Shadow of an angel
6
Jack, this is my dear friend Marse. I gripped Jack's outstretched hand.
Stiltsville: a novel
7
Stuart replaced the papers and put the key in Bivens's outstretched hand.
The Root of Evil
8
After lunch Zach came back with an address and an outstretched hand.
Whispers Under Ground
9
Ringo stood up and left his mistress for her patient's outstretched hand.
House of Bathory
10
Ignoring the outstretched hand, Wulfe scrambled to his feet, keeping his distance.
Bones of the Dragon
11
But the youth with outstretched hand at the tomb is nobly done.
A Wanderer in Florence
12
His outstretched hand didn't waver, though, and neither did his demanding stare.
Explosive
13
It is a strip of cloth as wide as my outstretched hand.
Brisingr
14
She caught the outstretched hand, and gripped it tightly between her own.
The Fortunes of the Farrells
15
He met the newspapermen with a smile and a great outstretched hand.
The Masques of Ottawa
16
He took a step toward her and seized the outstretched hand roughly.
A Hoosier Chronicle
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Outstretched hand through the time
Outstretched hand across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common