pair of hands

noun phrase

: a person
It will take two pairs of hands to move this rock.

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In a video obtained by Fox News Digital, a pair of hands can be seen reaching out from the trapdoor to brace Martin's fall and prevent any injuries. Lori A Bashian Fox News, Fox News, 30 Dec. 2024 For three decades, one of those pair of hands has belonged to 65-year-old Jane's Addiction and Porno for Pyros band member Perry Farrell via the Lollapalooza Festival. Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 14 June 2024 Newcomer Ladd McConkey is another pair of hands that need to produce. Jay Paris, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024 So they’ve been assigned, like a pair of hands on the crew of a ship at sea, to take inventory of the station’s food supplies. Christian Davenport, Washington Post, 26 July 2024 In the black-and-white photo posted on social media at the time, Eloise's feet can be seen being cradled by a pair of hands, as the then-newborn baby wore a onesie. Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 21 July 2024 There’s also a photo of a white sheet with a pair of hands imprinted on it in red, something that the poem in the caption refers to. Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019 Sagittarius November 22 – December 21 Creating something special sometimes requires more than one mindset or pair of hands. Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 13 June 2024 In the black-and-white photo, Richie's daughter's little feet can be seen cuddled into a pair of hands as the newborn baby wears a light-colored onesie. Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 24 May 2024

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“Pair of hands.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pair%20of%20hands. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.

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