hands-on
adjective
ˈhan(d)z-ˈȯn 
-ˈän
1
: relating to, being, or providing direct practical experience in the operation or functioning of something
hands-on training
also
: involving or allowing use of or touching with the hands
a hands-on museum display
2
: characterized by active personal involvement
a hands-on manager
Examples of hands-on in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Through the program, students are given hands-on experience treating wild animals.
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Jennah Pendleton, Sacramento Bee, 9 May 2024
On the island, the biologists conducted hands-on research — literally.
—Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 8 May 2024
The campus uses various methods and programs to give students – and visitors – hands-on experience with nature and conservation.
—Theresa Cisneros, Orange County Register, 7 May 2024
The hands-on competition tasks up-and-comers with transforming a movement around a specific theme.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 May 2024
This hands-on approach involves comprehensive oversight, encompassing everything from content decisions to review processes.
—Modernize, Miami Herald, 7 May 2024
The hands-on assignment opened the seventh-graders’ eyes and, eventually, hearts.
—Boaz Dvir, TIME, 6 May 2024
Coleman combined hands-on experience with wide reading to pioneer the use of greenhouses for four-season harvests—hence the farm's name—and to apply organic methods at a commercial scale.
—Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 5 May 2024
Instead, Apple is holding smaller hands-on sessions in New York and London, where members of the media will be able to watch the video announcement and try out the devices.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 3 May 2024
Jennah Pendleton, Sacramento Bee, 9 May 2024
On the island, the biologists conducted hands-on research — literally.
—Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 8 May 2024
The campus uses various methods and programs to give students – and visitors – hands-on experience with nature and conservation.
—Theresa Cisneros, Orange County Register, 7 May 2024
The hands-on competition tasks up-and-comers with transforming a movement around a specific theme.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 May 2024
This hands-on approach involves comprehensive oversight, encompassing everything from content decisions to review processes.
—Modernize, Miami Herald, 7 May 2024
The hands-on assignment opened the seventh-graders’ eyes and, eventually, hearts.
—Boaz Dvir, TIME, 6 May 2024
Coleman combined hands-on experience with wide reading to pioneer the use of greenhouses for four-season harvests—hence the farm's name—and to apply organic methods at a commercial scale.
—Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 5 May 2024
Instead, Apple is holding smaller hands-on sessions in New York and London, where members of the media will be able to watch the video announcement and try out the devices.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 3 May 2024
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“Hands-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hands-on. Accessed 12 May. 2024.
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