hand back
phrasal verb
handed back; handing back; hands back
: to return (something) by handing it to someone
He handed the letter back (to her) without reading it.
The clerk handed back my credit card.
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Of the bodies handed back by Israel, about 100 have been identified by families, al-Wahidi said.
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Arkansas Online, 30 Jan. 2026
Of the bodies handed back by Israel, about 100 have been identified by families, al-Wahidi said.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Perform a push-up, then walk your hands back toward your feet and stand up.
—Rikkilynn Shields Hannigan, Health, 29 Jan. 2026
China’s growing crackdown on Hong Kong further strained relations, and spurred then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson to offer citizenship for up to 3 million residents of Hong Kong, a former colony that Britain handed back to China in 1997.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 30 Jan. 2026
Of the bodies handed back by Israel, about 100 have been identified by families, al-Wahidi said.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Perform a push-up, then walk your hands back toward your feet and stand up.
—Rikkilynn Shields Hannigan, Health, 29 Jan. 2026
China’s growing crackdown on Hong Kong further strained relations, and spurred then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson to offer citizenship for up to 3 million residents of Hong Kong, a former colony that Britain handed back to China in 1997.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Hand back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hand%20back. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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