How to Use ham-handed in a Sentence
ham-handed
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Who doubts the law would be enforced in a ham-handed way, with people being denied the presumption of innocence?
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U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 May 2026
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Stearns, whom owner Steve Cohen decided had invented baseball in Milwaukee, got rid of Buck in a ham-handed and tone-deaf way.
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Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
27 June 2026
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Even the film’s critic-defying, pinky-swearing fanbase may be disappointed in the barebones production, jarring plotting, tired dialogue and ham-handed staging.
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Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2026
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Nowhere is the ham-handed effort more evident than in Texas, where a blend of culture war grievance and incel-targeting rage have circled the sharp-witted but mild-mannered Talarico, whose campaign is shaping up to be a fundraising juggernaut.
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Philip Elliott,
Time,
2 June 2026
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Or public employee unions might put up the money, given that a Republican winner is likely to create a state version of Elon Musk’s ham-handed attempt to fire nearly everyone on the federal payroll.
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Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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