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 family member attempted to hand over the 6-year-old's hearing aids, but federal agents refused to take them, according to Bremaeker.
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Noe Padilla, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
Sources say Washington has not demanded that Rodríguez immediately hand over Cabello or Padrino López for prosecution in the United States.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
In the Rell administration, two critical emails disappeared after a request by The Courant’s Jon Lender had been reviewed by the governor’s legal counsel but before the documents handed over to the paper’s prize-winning investigative reporter.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2026
The only thing keeping Mel’s head from exploding is probably the fact that Becca’s case gets handed over to Langdon.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
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Noe Padilla, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
Sources say Washington has not demanded that Rodríguez immediately hand over Cabello or Padrino López for prosecution in the United States.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
In the Rell administration, two critical emails disappeared after a request by The Courant’s Jon Lender had been reviewed by the governor’s legal counsel but before the documents handed over to the paper’s prize-winning investigative reporter.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2026
The only thing keeping Mel’s head from exploding is probably the fact that Becca’s case gets handed over to Langdon.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
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“Hand over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hand%20over. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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