Out front, hired hands slashed at 10-foot weeds, making a respectable-looking hedge again.

His open hand slashed the weapon from her fingers.

Then he seemed to flash across the space between them, his left hand slashing down and knocking the dart pistol from her fingers.

A man's hand spun the board and slashed Betty with a chisel.

Her free hand slashed upwards, struck him across the face.

In a blur of movement, a hand slashed downward at the extended finger.

The leader's hand slashed through the air in his outrage.

His right hand slashed edgewise at the side of her neck.

His white hand came up and slashed the air.

His hand slashed violently in the air behind him, as if he were dismissing her.