unhanded

past tense of unhand

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unhanded
Verb
  • As a member of the Relais & Châteaux collection, its Appalachian hospitality shines through, starting with a walking stick handed to every guest upon arrival.
    Suzanne Wright, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
  • He was handed a 3×5 index card with the tipster’s name and phone number.
    Joshua Goodman, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Houston’s Kevin Durant dropped 37 points, with 16 coming at the charity stripe, but no other player on Houston’s roster scored more than 17.
    Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The loss was an unfamiliar feeling for the Dodgers, who had only dropped one game this entire postseason entering Friday.
    Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Ellen gave birth to Cooper Ellis Kershaw and Chance James Kershaw in 2020 and 2021, respectively.
    Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • For decades, American politicians and investors have snickered at the nations that gave birth to Western democracy — Italy and Greece — as examples of fiscal excess.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Unhanded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhanded. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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