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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And, aside from the economic angle or financial angle, Pakistan also quietly handed over an ISIS leader who was involved in an attack when the Americans were leaving Afghanistan and was detained by the Pakistani military last Spring.
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Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Alongside college basketball icon Bill Raftery, Hill sat motionless as the ball rattled in, hand over his mouth, at a complete loss for words.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Election officials, including some Republicans, have said handing over the information would violate state and federal privacy laws.
—CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
Park officials have accused OVG of failing to hand over key financial information and telling event organizers their agreements with the city were ending.
—Aria Jones, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
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Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Alongside college basketball icon Bill Raftery, Hill sat motionless as the ball rattled in, hand over his mouth, at a complete loss for words.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Election officials, including some Republicans, have said handing over the information would violate state and federal privacy laws.
—CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
Park officials have accused OVG of failing to hand over key financial information and telling event organizers their agreements with the city were ending.
—Aria Jones, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Hand over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hand%20over. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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