Example Sentences

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On a Wednesday in February in the Coachella Valley, more than two dozen farmworkers weaved up and down rows of strawberries, their gloved hands flicking quickly to pluck the fruit and stash it in boxes.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

"If you are contacting a sample with a gloved hand, you're likely imparting these stearates that could overestimate your results."

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

Wicketkeeper Cross also failed to cling on when Aasif Sheikh gloved one from Currie down the leg side.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

The person raised a gloved hand to block the lens before grabbing what appeared to be a handful of brush to further block the camera.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Robin crouched down and rested a gloved hand on the shark’s snout.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen