handshake
noun
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Contemporary Examples of handshake
She signed the papers and strode out of the office without a “handshake or a glance” despite making millions on the deal.
Partnerships with restaurants are based on “handshake agreements” he said.
He met with every single kid in that headquarters, gave them a hug and a handshake and a thanks.
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The first handshake took place behind closed doors at Belfast's Lyric Theatre and was not recorded.
A handshake between McGuinness and the Queen wll be a hugely significant gesture.
Historical Examples of handshake
Adams gratefully protracted the handshake that accompanied these inquiries.
Alice AdamsBooth Tarkington
There was no possibility of anything further between them, not even a handshake.
L'AssommoirEmile Zola
Moore seemed enraptured at the handshake and breathless over the occasion.
The PrisonerAlice Brown
And now I suppose we shall say good-bye without even a handshake.
The Arrow of GoldJoseph Conrad
"I believe you," said I, returning his handshake as cordially as he had bestowed it.
The O'RuddyStephen Crane