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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In September, legal experts told the Washington Examiner that the phenomenon of juries refusing to hand back indictments was indeed a rare occurrence, and one that should cause alarm.
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Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 5 Nov. 2025
It was handed back to the Crown Estate in 1996.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Place your hand back down to return to the plank position.
—Mallory Creveling, Health, 22 Oct. 2025
Piastri lost two places in the scuffle, revealing his frustration on the team radio and inquiring if McLaren would interfere by potentially asking Norris to hand back the place to him.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
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Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 5 Nov. 2025
It was handed back to the Crown Estate in 1996.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Place your hand back down to return to the plank position.
—Mallory Creveling, Health, 22 Oct. 2025
Piastri lost two places in the scuffle, revealing his frustration on the team radio and inquiring if McLaren would interfere by potentially asking Norris to hand back the place to him.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hand back
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“Hand back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hand%20back. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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