Sentence examples for set his hands from inspiring English sources

The first detective leaned forward and set his hands on the table as if he'd come for a manicure.

He set his hands on her shoulders and gently but firmly pushed her back enough to meet her eyes.

He checked all the mirrors and shifted in his seat, set his hands more deliberately on the steering wheel.

Francoeur also set his hands differently and tried to shorten his swing and hit up the middle and to right field.

He set his hands as if he were weighing both sides of an argument, as if he were wondering if he should just tell the story the way he sees it (that he had one encounter with a sexually active and willing gay teenager who sought out older men online) or tell the apologetic version he has come to realize is more expedient.

However, the months of sloth have taken a toll on his deadly skill set; his hands shake like a bartender making a vodka martini.

He had only one child, a daughter, and it was to provide her with a dowry that he set his hand to the task that was to occupy him for 35 years.

His character says that "courage should be a habit at my age," something that Mr. Laurents has always turned into practice in his work on all coasts, in every medium he has set his hand to.

It was the first and last wild‑cat scheme of exploitation to which Augustus set his hand.

He sets his hands on black-clad knees.

This season, Melancon said, he has subtly altered his delivery, changing the way he sets his hands and lifts his left leg.