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Handsy in a sentence

Handsy meaning

  1. Prone to touching other people with one's hands, especially in an inappropriate or sexual manner.
  2. Moving the hands and wrists excessively when making a stroke or swing.

Using Handsy

  • The main meaning on this page is: Prone to touching other people with one's hands, especially in an inappropriate or sexual manner. | Moving the hands and wrists excessively when making a stroke or swing.
  • In the example corpus, handsy often appears in combinations such as: handsy with, got handsy, handsy as.

Context around Handsy

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 8 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

got 2× getting 1× get 1× downright 1× sniffing 1× little 1×

Often after:

fans 1× joe 1×

Sentence patterns with Handsy

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

for being handsy with women 2× a little handsy and the 1× exposing a handsy for britain 1× hair sniffing handsy joe and 1× lovebirds got handsy as the 1× point got handsy as kim 1× s getting handsy 1× some downright handsy fans 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a candidate who 1× below check out 1× melania appears to 1× our b lister 1× she won an 1× whatever the activities 1×

Common sentence endings:

beau s arms 1× could jeopardize this 1× downright handsy fans 1× him on camera 1× his struggling party 1× receiver s arms 1×

Words around Handsy

Just before it in the word index:

handsworth 16 handstyle 2 handstands 10 handstand 21 handsprings 4 handspring 22

Just after it in the word index:

handtools 2 handwara 12 handwash 8 handwashing 70 handwaving 3 handweavers 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 14 aamer 14 aave 14 abadan 14 abdelmadjid 14 abdulkarim 14

Corpus analysis for Handsy

  • In this selection, "handsy" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, got, getting, get, fans and joe stand out and add context to how "handsy" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include for being handsy with women and a little handsy and the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "handsy" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with handsy

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

She won an award for exposing a handsy for Britain’s business elite. (13 words)

A candidate who is known for being “handsy” with women, could jeopardize this. (13 words)

But this is hair-sniffing, handsy Joe and a nightmare come true for his struggling party. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

Melania Appears to Pull Hand Away from President Trump After DebateMelania Trump apparently wasn't in the mood to get handsy with President Trump after the debate -- and the new debate is about whether she dissed him on camera. (39 words)

Whatever the activities are in your child’s life that have you one another rather than him on your lap—keep some of those at the ready to bust out when he’s getting handsy. (35 words)

Our B+ lister had a tendency to get a little wasted and a little handsy and the husband didn’t like it. (22 words)

Example sentences (10)

She won an award for exposing a handsy for Britain’s business elite.

At one point, the alleged lovebirds got handsy as the former wife of could be seen touching her beau's arms.

They, at one point, got handsy as Kim could be seen touching the Baltimore Ravens wide receiver's arms.

Whatever the activities are in your child’s life that have you one another rather than him on your lap—keep some of those at the ready to bust out when he’s getting handsy.

And Ed, an executive producer, allegedly 'had a reputation for being handsy with women,' according to former employees.

Melania Appears to Pull Hand Away from President Trump After DebateMelania Trump apparently wasn't in the mood to get handsy with President Trump after the debate -- and the new debate is about whether she dissed him on camera.

A candidate who is known for being “handsy” with women, could jeopardize this.

Below, check out a list of celebrities who have had scary encounters with overly intense — and some, downright handsy — fans.

But this is hair-sniffing, handsy Joe and a nightmare come true for his struggling party.

Our B+ lister had a tendency to get a little wasted and a little handsy and the husband didn’t like it.

Common combinations with handsy

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "handsy" in a sentence?
An example: "She won an award for exposing a handsy for Britain’s business elite." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "handsy" from authentic English texts.
What does "handsy" mean?
Handsy means: Prone to touching other people with one's hands, especially in an inappropriate or sexual manner.
How many example sentences with "handsy" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "handsy", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.