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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The department now confirms to PEOPLE the investigation into Scott's disappearance has been handed over to the homicide unit, though it is not being investigated as a homicide.
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Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Only four bodies of the remaining dead hostages have so far been returned to Israel, after all 28 were expected to be handed over on Monday.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 14 Oct. 2025
Israeli authorities said that Hamas had handed over four coffins said to contain the remains of four deceased hostages to the Red Cross on Monday.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
The hostages have been handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), before being passed on to the Israeli military.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
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Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Only four bodies of the remaining dead hostages have so far been returned to Israel, after all 28 were expected to be handed over on Monday.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 14 Oct. 2025
Israeli authorities said that Hamas had handed over four coffins said to contain the remains of four deceased hostages to the Red Cross on Monday.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
The hostages have been handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), before being passed on to the Israeli military.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Hand over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hand%20over. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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