How to Use by hand in a Sentence
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Ripe tomatoes can be picked from the vine by hand or with garden shears.
—Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 10 July 2026
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The air fry basket can be washed in the dishwasher or by hand.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2025
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Pearl onions and other small varieties can be pulled by hand.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 22 July 2026
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The key is in rolling dough by hand and giving it plenty of time to ferment.
—Sheeka Sanahori, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Oct. 2026
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Most pillows can be machine-washed or washed by hand and should be cleaned at least once or twice a year.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 17 Feb. 2026
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The candle vessel is made by hand; everything is made by hand.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026
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Today, Ollinger and his team harvest nearly all their grapes by hand.
—Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2026
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The dough is kneaded entirely by hand, but a stand mixer will make quick work of a batch.
—Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Aug. 2026
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Deadhead the dead flowers by hand, pinching and twisting the blooms away from the stems.
—Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 8 Sep. 2026
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When watering a lawn by hand, walk evenly and avoid slipping or sharp turns that can rip the grass.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 16 Aug. 2026
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Moka pots made of aluminum are not dishwasher safe and should always be washed by hand.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 July 2026
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Porsche says the finish was applied by hand and took over 300 hours to complete.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2026
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Everything is made by hand and without the use of any preservatives.
—Emma Bocchi, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026
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Pits are frequently dug by hand and can reach several meters deep.
—ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
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Use a food processor for most of the work, but whisk in the oil by hand to keep it from becoming bitter.
—Martha Stewart, 25 July 2026
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Why not eat the good feta, get that deli sandwich, try that beef stew recipe your grandmother wrote down for you by hand?
—Grace Reilly, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026
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Decades of research show that students who take notes by hand retain more than those who take notes on a computer.
—Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
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But writing notes by hand requires a more engaged mental filter.
—Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
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Wash towels either by machine or by hand before laundry stripping to get rid of dirt.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 12 July 2026
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For weeks, Venezuelan civilians were clawing through rubble by hand.
—ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
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Some indoor farms do not have bees, and growers pay workers to pollinate flowers by hand.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
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The guitar took several months to complete and was built entirely by hand.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
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Use on low or medium heat and stop the dryer every 15 minutes to fluff the pillows by hand.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 17 Feb. 2026
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Pull any weeds from the mulch around a tree by hand, so no one is tempted to use a string trimmer against them and risk damaging the bark.
—Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026
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But everything around it needed to be sculpted, sanded and polished by hand.
—John Lauritsen, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
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Many spent their days suspended from steel cables, raised and lowered along the mountainside by hand cranks.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Sep. 2026
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This was a more advanced fiberglass craft, albeit one that Steinberg appears to have made by hand.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026
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Rescue workers and volunteers were seen clearing rubble by hand in some places.
—CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
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Patterns are draped, drafted and developed on the body, with guidelines basted by hand.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 2 July 2026
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After drying, fluff the pillow by breaking up remaining clumps by hand.
—Colleen Sullivan, Martha Stewart, 22 Aug. 2026
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