Sentence examples for taut hands from inspiring English sources

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taut hands

noun

Plural of taut hand

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Performed in white makeup, Butoh expresses states of transition — taut hands revolving and thrusting, and a sudden crumpling torso appear to invite death and then to repel it.

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Oh, look, there's a person jumping impressively into the air, arm taut, a hand reaching out for the glory of the catch.

He grabbed my hand, and we sat next to a gray-haired Orthodox man in a black suit and wide-brimmed hat, his hands taut and treed with veins.

Costumed for most of the play in widow's black, her body taut, almost wired, hands stretched, her face blanched with sorrow, she lives every moment of this tragedy with an intensity rarely encountered in the theatre.

Grab a length of fishing line or tooth floss and hold it taut between your hands.

Grip the fabric so that it is taut and your hands are also shoulder width apart.

Pull the shirt taut with both hands and shake out and creases.

Keep the fabric between your two hands taut and give the shirt a shake to get out any wrinkles.

Parasols floated above the models' lacquered heads, presumably held aloft by rip cord, held taut in each hand, as they walked through the galleries, like figures in a society painting suddenly come to life.

Make sure you hold the skin taut with one hand as you pull the wax strip to remove the hair with the other.

Hold the hair taut with one hand.

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