hand down

• “She made an impression on my mind which was never effaced, and I distinctly recollect the joyful child, with light flowing locks and bright face, who led me by the hand down the back-steps of her house into the garden.”

  Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli

• “Kurtz sighed, forearmed the thug in the throat, bent him back over the sink, and jammed Eddie's right hand down deep into the garbage disposal.”

  Hardcase

• “I moved round the colt's head and squatted down for a close look at his off-fore, running my hand down the back of his leg, feeling only a soft area of no resistance where normally there would be the tough bowstring tautness of the leg's main tendon.”

  Come To Grief

• “Wriggling my hand down into the hole, I released my shoelace, yanked my foot out of the boot, and rolled over onto my right side, trying to keep my sock-covered foot out of the snow.”

  Simon & Schuster: 127 Hours

• “Gage slapped his hand down on Dashs shoulder and tugged him away.”

  Simon & Schuster: Untouchable

• “The golem reached its massive hand down to grab him, but Logan dodged away.”

  Simon & Schuster: GuildWars Edge of Destiny

• “Everything felt normal, just like blue-jean material and—he slid his hand down to touch the gap between the bottom of his pant leg and the top of his sock—like ordinary skin.”

  Simon & Schuster: Sent

• “Nia slowly slid her hand down her bare midriff, effortlessly flexing her abdominal muscles while grinding her hips in a slow, raw, feminine gyration.”

  Simon & Schuster: The After Wife

• “I knew the call gizmo was knotted around one of the slats on the side of the mattress, so I went searching for it, sending my hand down the side of the bed and far out of sight.”

  Simon & Schuster: Hoopi Shoopi Donna

• “Heading into the corner and the bell lap, I put my left hand down on the ice, right behind Li Ye.”

  Simon & Schuster: Zero Regrets

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