ADJECTIVE
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close in time; about to occur
his impending retirement
in imminent danger
retribution is at hand
some people believe the day of judgment is close at hand -
close in space; within reach
the town is close at hand
How To Use at hand In A Sentence
- With this evidence at hand, one might question whether the three disjunct populations warrant classification as species rather than subspecies.
- The commanding general wishes to talk to her himself, but it is of low priority, with the fight so close at hand.
- Roy Bourgeois made the front page of this past Saturday's New York Times, and I was glad for the good news at hand: 157 priests signed a statement in support of Father Roy Bourgeois, whom the Vatican has begun to defrock. Michele Somerville: A Frock Does Not A Priest Make
- At that point, Schmidt put an avuncular hand on Page's shoulder and brought him back to the real world. Now, with Page as CEO, that hand is less likely to be there.
- Every soul shall taste of death; 258 and now, O my son, my decease is at hand and I desire to charge thee with a charge, which if thou observe, thou shalt abide in safety and prosperity, till thou meet The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
- Both sides offered wide explanatory power going beyond the facts at hand, both had strong supporting evidence but both also were confronted with anomalies. Science, Technology, and Social Change
- Read books, newspapers, and online content from both political persuasions to be certain you fully understand the issues at hand.
- I can understand a responsible Liberal minister deciding, ATC, not to open this can, but not without first tipping off the PM and probably not without tipping off the priviest part of the privy council the part that handles national security issues. Kory Teneycke, meet my tire iron.
- It is unlikely that hand-written entries can be tabulated with the same efficiency as the typical "tick boxes. Daniel Koh: The Race Classification Gap
- These include agoraphobia, the opposite of claustrophobia, when sufferers fear public situations from which escape may be difficult or embarrassing or where help will not be at hand in the event of a panic attack.