Examples of hand up in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The 53-year-old threw her hands up in the air and rolled her eyes at Griffin, 35, during a tense back-and-forth at the Hot Topics table that stemmed from a discussion about President Donald Trump’s mass deportation plan and ongoing ICE raids across the country.
—
EW.com, 27 Jan. 2025
The principal then puts a hand up and on Parker, who then immediately appears to hit the educator in the head.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 20 Jan. 2025
Somebody else will stick their hand up and help solve it.
—Ayesha Javed, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
Kounde deserves credit for also not hiding and holding his hands up also to DAZN.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for hand up 
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
EW.com, 27 Jan. 2025
The principal then puts a hand up and on Parker, who then immediately appears to hit the educator in the head.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 20 Jan. 2025
Somebody else will stick their hand up and help solve it.
—Ayesha Javed, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
Kounde deserves credit for also not hiding and holding his hands up also to DAZN.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for hand up
Dictionary Entries Near hand up
Cite this Entry
“Hand up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hand%20up. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share