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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Some YouTube users are already up in arms over the idea of having to hand over a credit card, ID or selfie (in other words, biometric data) to keep using the adult version of YouTube if they’re incorrectly flagged as a teen.
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Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2025
Having to provide additional verification for YouTube to accurately assess one’s age means handing over more personal data to the tech behemoth in an age when data has become highly coveted.
—Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Advertisement Zelensky has fiercely rejected the idea of handing over Ukrainian territory to Russia, which is reportedly seeking to take over the eastern Donbas region and Crimea, the latter of which was illegally annexed by Russia more than a decade ago.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 12 Aug. 2025
First, Redd, 26, referenced a previous offer MGK had made to hand over $1 million ($500,000 in cash and the same amount as a donation to their high schools Shaker Heights and Cleveland Heights) if his friend Kelce left the Kansas City Chiefs and joined the Cleveland Browns.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2025
Having to provide additional verification for YouTube to accurately assess one’s age means handing over more personal data to the tech behemoth in an age when data has become highly coveted.
—Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Advertisement Zelensky has fiercely rejected the idea of handing over Ukrainian territory to Russia, which is reportedly seeking to take over the eastern Donbas region and Crimea, the latter of which was illegally annexed by Russia more than a decade ago.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 12 Aug. 2025
First, Redd, 26, referenced a previous offer MGK had made to hand over $1 million ($500,000 in cash and the same amount as a donation to their high schools Shaker Heights and Cleveland Heights) if his friend Kelce left the Kansas City Chiefs and joined the Cleveland Browns.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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“Hand over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hand%20over. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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