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as in physical
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Recent Examples of hand-to-hand
The film harks back to Hong Kong action cinema’s golden age, spotlighting authentic martial arts and hand-to-hand combat performed by an international roster of elite fighters.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
The training includes obstacle courses, hand-to-hand combat, and firearms training.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
There’s a bit of bloody, hand-to-hand battle and some killing, though thankfully not of our boys.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 10 Oct. 2025
There are explosions, weapons, frequent references to death, and hand-to-hand combat.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 7 Oct. 2025
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
The training includes obstacle courses, hand-to-hand combat, and firearms training.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
There’s a bit of bloody, hand-to-hand battle and some killing, though thankfully not of our boys.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 10 Oct. 2025
There are explosions, weapons, frequent references to death, and hand-to-hand combat.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 7 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hand-to-hand
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hand-to-hand
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The sample is still shaped by the limits of current instruments, which favor large planets in close-in orbits, but that bias may soon ease.—
Eliza Strickland,
IEEE Spectrum,
28 Jan. 2026
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In the short term, these systems will be used to counter drones as well as rockets, mortars, and other close-in aerial threats.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
17 Jan. 2026
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Both Bloom’s and Brick’s physical devices may also give them an edge with young people who increasingly prefer the analog over the digital.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
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There are more overtly sexy moments in Fennell’s movie — the physical intimacy is ratcheted up significantly from the book — but this scene underlines the Brontë’s themes of desire and repression — and the friction between them — that imprinted on the filmmaker as a teen.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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Its proximity to Manhattan (a 50-minute jaunt aboard the Metro-North Railroad) gave high rollers a convenient suburban annex for their ball and chains.—
Charlie Hobbs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 Feb. 2026
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Centrally positioned, the metroplex offers convenient access to other cities, states and countries through DFW International Airport.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Feb. 2026
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Devote a day to therapies like acupuncture, reflexology, and somatic healing at Four Moons Spa and work up an appetite for a meal at one of Fox Point Farms’ hyperlocal eateries, such as Harvest Market or Haven Farm to Table.—
Jen Murphy,
Outside,
1 Feb. 2026
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While centering on twenty-first-century rhetoric, IPS programs often incorporate embodied learning models including meditation, somatic movement, play, collaborative cooking, and other experiential activities alongside presentations, discussions, and publications.—
Catherine Taft,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
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That’s when bottled ranch dressing comes in handy.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
11 Feb. 2026
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Robbie has always been the type of actor who knows how to shift subtly in a way that lets a camera capture the alchemy of conflicting emotions, which comes in handy as a counterpoint to the big swings happening behind that camera.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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No corporeal zone was off-limits either, as previously undiscussed body parts were platformed in new ways.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
23 Dec. 2025
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The massive and systematic erasure of the subject’s corporeal or cranial profiles under the promises of collectivized universal freedom has suddenly acquired the features of the fascist unifier, if not yet worn with the pride of a helmet, then at least with that of an armband or a brassard.—
Benjamin H. D. Buchloh,
Artforum,
1 Dec. 2025
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Not quite plant, not quite animal; delicious and wild and rare.—
Callie Sumlin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
15 Oct. 2025
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Perhaps unsurprisingly, dogs were more likely to respond to animal stimuli than to non-animal stimuli.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 July 2025
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However, the dancer's arrest on a charge of corporal injury to a spouse ultimately led Bella to file for divorce in September 2024.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026
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The band’s fevered rave-ups and corporal rhythms teeter just on the edge of collapse and take half a century of New York noise with them.—
Jenn Pelly,
Time,
4 Dec. 2025
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“Hand-to-hand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hand-to-hand. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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