as in cap in hand
in a manner showing no signs of pride or self-assertion
he was forced to apologize hat in hand for the offensive comment
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No more going hat in hand begging for doses from the rich world.
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Gavin Yamey, TIME, 6 Sep. 2024
By that evening in Philadelphia, Walz had the soon-to-be-viral hat in hand and tweeted a photo wearing it.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2024
Malone bops around in the background with his ubiquitous red Solo cup and camo baseball hat in hand.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 1 Aug. 2024
And when the time came to start paying taxes, developers have returned to the city’s Industrial Development Agency with hat in hand, asking for more tax breaks.
—Christine Wen, The Conversation, 15 Feb. 2024
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Gavin Yamey, TIME, 6 Sep. 2024
By that evening in Philadelphia, Walz had the soon-to-be-viral hat in hand and tweeted a photo wearing it.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2024
Malone bops around in the background with his ubiquitous red Solo cup and camo baseball hat in hand.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 1 Aug. 2024
And when the time came to start paying taxes, developers have returned to the city’s Industrial Development Agency with hat in hand, asking for more tax breaks.
—Christine Wen, The Conversation, 15 Feb. 2024
See All Example Sentences for hat in hand
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“Hat in hand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hat%20in%20hand. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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