by hand

Idioms  

1. With a hand or hands, manually (as opposed to a machine or some other means). For example, This letter was delivered by hand, or You can make these drawings by hand, but computer graphics are more efficient. [Mid-1500s]

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It’s a long way from where the company started, with Yancopoulos growing his first cells in one-liter bottles checked and fed by hand every 12 hours, on homemade wooden roller machines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Video footage showed mourners pushing and shoving each other to get close to the casket as it was carried by hand through the mausoleum's halls.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

They can be lifted by hand and screwed into place in days.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026

Krispy Kreme now does 15 to 20 special runs of doughnuts a year, plus a collection for each season, with staff decorating them by hand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

We ran through the dark tunnels, listening to the roar of the Sphinx behind us as she complained about all the tests she would have to grade by hand.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan