Examples of hand over in a Sentence
the police officer ordered the suspect to hand over his weapons
in response to a desperate plea, we handed over all our extra blankets and pillows to the homeless shelter
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At the same time, Ncuti Gatwa, the 15th Doctor, exited the show under something of a cloud, seemingly handing over the keys to a familiar face in Billie Piper’s Rose Tyler.
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
Netanyahu said the remains handed over on Monday belonged to Ofir Tzarfati, an Israeli killed during Hamas' October 7, 2023 attack.
—Maayan Lubell, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Fox News has learned that the coffin handed over to Israel was assessed to contain the remains of a hostage whose body was already brought back to Israel for burial.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Netanyahu's announcement followed his meeting with senior security ministers to discuss a response to what Israel said was Hamas' attempt to stage the return of the partial remains of a hostage whose body the militants were supposed to hand over under the terms of the ceasefire.
—Npr's International Desk, NPR, 28 Oct. 2025
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
Netanyahu said the remains handed over on Monday belonged to Ofir Tzarfati, an Israeli killed during Hamas' October 7, 2023 attack.
—Maayan Lubell, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Fox News has learned that the coffin handed over to Israel was assessed to contain the remains of a hostage whose body was already brought back to Israel for burial.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Netanyahu's announcement followed his meeting with senior security ministers to discuss a response to what Israel said was Hamas' attempt to stage the return of the partial remains of a hostage whose body the militants were supposed to hand over under the terms of the ceasefire.
—Npr's International Desk, NPR, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Hand over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hand%20over. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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