by hand

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]

Example Sentences

"At a time when technology and computers are easily accessible, it is shocking that government doctors are still writing prescriptions by hand which cannot be read by anybody except perhaps some chemists," Justice Puri wrote.

From BBC

Instead teachers are moving to timed in-class essays written by hand, for example.

From Los Angeles Times

Today, the merry-go-round cannot even be moved by hand.

From Los Angeles Times

"People are excavating by hand to rescue the bodies of their relatives since there are no tools or machinery", Francesco Lanino, Save the Children's deputy Sudan director for programmes and operations, said.

From BBC

What does this cartoonist believe so strongly that he took the hours of effort it requires to make this piece of art by hand?

From Salon