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.
Recent Examples on the Web
No secret agreements with favor seekers, no back alley handshakes to foment deals that smell of personal agendas.
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Patrick Wallis, Baltimore Sun, 24 May 2024
Arteaga, owner of perhaps the firmest handshake in South Florida sports, is not running from the disappointment.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 19 May 2024
By Charlie Campbell May 17, 2024 3:00 AM EDT
The handshakes were warm, smiles beaming, as Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomed his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to Beijing’s Great Hall of the People on Tuesday.
—Charlie Campbell, TIME, 17 May 2024
Several students went up to him to give high fives and do personal handshakes.
—Michael Slaten, Orange County Register, 2 May 2024
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Patrick Wallis, Baltimore Sun, 24 May 2024
Arteaga, owner of perhaps the firmest handshake in South Florida sports, is not running from the disappointment.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 19 May 2024
By Charlie Campbell May 17, 2024 3:00 AM EDT
The handshakes were warm, smiles beaming, as Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomed his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to Beijing’s Great Hall of the People on Tuesday.
—Charlie Campbell, TIME, 17 May 2024
Several students went up to him to give high fives and do personal handshakes.
—Michael Slaten, Orange County Register, 2 May 2024
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“Handshake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handshake. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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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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