handshake
noun
hand·shake
ˈhan(d)-ˌshāk 
: a clasping usually of right hands by two people (as in greeting or farewell)
Examples of handshake in a Sentence
She greeted him with a handshake.
He has a firm handshake.
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Last year, Midea Group showcased a humanoid butler robot prototype capable of voice interaction, handshakes, gestures, dancing, and basic tool-use tasks.
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Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 25 May 2026
After a wild sequence of big moves, Ripley and Flair had a tense moment and went for a handshake that was interrupted.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
Firm if slightly sweaty handshake notwithstanding, there’s a gentleness to Root; old-school manners, slender shoulders and a reedy Sheffield twang.
—James Wallace, New York Times, 22 May 2026
Yet all these years later, the handshake remains the default form of greeting in America.
—Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
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Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 25 May 2026
After a wild sequence of big moves, Ripley and Flair had a tense moment and went for a handshake that was interrupted.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
Firm if slightly sweaty handshake notwithstanding, there’s a gentleness to Root; old-school manners, slender shoulders and a reedy Sheffield twang.
—James Wallace, New York Times, 22 May 2026
Yet all these years later, the handshake remains the default form of greeting in America.
—Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for handshake
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“Handshake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handshake. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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handshake
noun
hand·shake
-ˌshāk
: a clasping of hands by two people especially in greeting or farewell
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