Examples of hand up in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Burke put his hand up, and Baker met it.
—
Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
Video of his arrest shows an armored vehicle parked in the front yard as Abugharbieh walks out the front door with his hands up and a bath towel tied around his waist.
—Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
Video from the sheriff's department showed the towel-wearing suspect walk out of the home with his hands up as SWAT closed in.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
An officer, identified in a California Department of Justice report on the shooting as Tustin Police Officer Estela Silva, ordered Garcia to wake up and come out of the bushes with his hands up several times.
—Sierra Van Der Brug, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
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.
Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
Video of his arrest shows an armored vehicle parked in the front yard as Abugharbieh walks out the front door with his hands up and a bath towel tied around his waist.
—Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
Video from the sheriff's department showed the towel-wearing suspect walk out of the home with his hands up as SWAT closed in.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
An officer, identified in a California Department of Justice report on the shooting as Tustin Police Officer Estela Silva, ordered Garcia to wake up and come out of the bushes with his hands up several times.
—Sierra Van Der Brug, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for hand up
Cite this Entry
“Hand up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hand%20up. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
