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  1. hands, custodynoun

    (with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

    "my fate is in your hands"; "too much power in the president's hands"; "your guests are now in my custody"; "the mother was awarded custody of the children"

    Synonyms:
    detention, work force, detainment, workforce, custody, manpower, men, hold

  2. work force, workforce, manpower, hands, mennoun

    the force of workers available

    Synonyms:
    work force, workforce, custody, manpower, men

How to use hands in a sentence?

  1. Anselme Nsabimana:

    About 100 gunmen are in the hands of the army forces, there is no more fighting in Cibitoke. It's calm.

  2. Victoria Spartz:

    We can get together as Republicans and Democrats. But (President Biden) must act decisively. Fast. Or, the blood of many millions of Ukrainians will be on his hands, too.

  3. Darcia Christiana Fleur:

    Yesterday I had a baby of five days old in my hands, it came in a life jacket. Somebody handed me a life jacket and I was like, ‘Why am I getting a life jacket?’ And I looked inside, and inside was a five-day-old baby.

  4. Chuck Wolfe:

    It's been all hands on deck.

  5. Justin Rose:

    Obviously it was in my hands up 18, i did n’t do a very good job of that.

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