Sentence examples for hand inches from inspiring English sources

At the beginning, it was only safe to use on the freeway, and even then with a driver's hand inches from the wheel.

The girl waved her hand inches from his face, as if checking whether or not he could see through the bag.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average, on the other hand, inched its way back toward the 10,000 mark.

Height at withers measurements was reported to the nearest quarter hand (inch) and converted to centimeters.

They draw the long, serpentine tube through their hands inch by inch, stapling and stitching any tear.

Willie thrashes about with disheveled hair and bloodstained hands, inching with every violence towards a less soul-crushing existence.

In English-speaking countries, the height of horses is often stated in units of hands and inches: one hand is equal to 101.6 mm.

The practitioners put their hands through holes in a screen and Emily Rosa placed her unseen hand within inches of the healer's right or left hand.

I remembered how warm the sun felt, like the heat of a hand just inches away from my own.

LaBute wondered whether it was asking too little of life "when you set the bar here" — he held his hand six inches from the floor.

For a medium-hot fire, you should be able to hold your hand 6 inches above the coals for 4 or 5 seconds.