handhold
noun
hand·hold
ˈhand-ˌhōld 
Examples of handhold in a Sentence
she tried to maintain her tight handhold on the umbrella as the wind picked up
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Four semicircular notches along one side appeared very like handholds.
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Peter Ross, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
Bald and tired, Harley studied frantically from his hospital bed, clinging to schoolwork as a handhold on life.
—Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 8 Dec. 2024
Joyce provides no handholds for where to pause, where to make the turns or construct the sense, and Hoffman and Collins together have done the meticulous work of scoring every tiny twist and loop of thought.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 30 June 2024
On top of that, the early space capsules lacked handholds and footholds on the outside, which made maneuvering extremely strenuous.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2024
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Peter Ross, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
Bald and tired, Harley studied frantically from his hospital bed, clinging to schoolwork as a handhold on life.
—Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 8 Dec. 2024
Joyce provides no handholds for where to pause, where to make the turns or construct the sense, and Hoffman and Collins together have done the meticulous work of scoring every tiny twist and loop of thought.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 30 June 2024
On top of that, the early space capsules lacked handholds and footholds on the outside, which made maneuvering extremely strenuous.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2024
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“Handhold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handhold. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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