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hand in

verb

handed in; handing in; hands in

transitive verb

: submit sense 2
hand in your homework

Examples of hand in in a Sentence

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The video, which B'Tselem credits to Palestine TV and which CBS News has not independently verified, appears to show Israeli soldiers surrounding a garage-style door on a building as two men emerge with their hands in the air. CBS News, 28 Nov. 2025 Choice and access go hand in hand. Robert Goldberg, Boston Herald, 28 Nov. 2025 Macy's creates every balloon in New Jersey The balloons aren't rented or outsourced but made by hand in the official Macy's parade studio in New Jersey. Gillian Telling, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025 Heavy winds had their way with the balloons, leading to Woody Woodpecker's partial decapitation, Garfield limping on just two legs, and Superman losing a hand in the trees along 77th Street. Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hand in

Word History

First Known Use

1623, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hand in was in 1623

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“Hand in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hand%20in. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.

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