Sentence examples for a third hand from inspiring English sources

The phrase "a third hand" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to an additional source of help or support, often in a figurative sense.
Example: "When I was moving, I really appreciated having a third hand to help me lift the heavy boxes."
Alternatives: "extra help" or "additional assistance".

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"I want to put a third hand on the wheel".

Then she added a third hand, to make the task more difficult.

He said the job would have been easier if he had had a third hand.

According to Allen Zhang, WeChat's founder, the technology constitutes a "third hand for humans".

General Anupong said "a third hand" might take the opportunity to cause trouble.

Sheikh Hamoud al-Mikhlafi, the dead man's brother, a backer of the main Islamist party, has blamed a "third hand".

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First, on Monday, came a third hand-wringing tome, from the US Chamber of Commerce, a business lobby group.

"Amelie Chabannes: Double Portraits and a Fourth Hand".

A fourth hand was his wife's college friend Patricia Bartlett.

Some problems found in the case of the utilization of a second hand system are described.

A second hand, probably the author, has corrected the scribe's errors.

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