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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This was the first time Mowry handed over co-coaching duties to his pitching coach, Gus Rico.
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
After roughly four years of litigation, Chula Vista was ordered by the court to hand over the drone footage and pay for Castañares’ legal fees.
—Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026
Come by later for a cocktail or two before dinner, especially for the Tuesday Guest Chef series, the keys to the kitchen are handed over to some of the local food scene’s most exciting and ambitious pop-ups.
—Jessi Roti, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 June 2026
Ferguson and his team had to build pitches on top of the existing ones, with some venues only handing over the premises days before, due to commercial commitments.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 5 June 2026
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
After roughly four years of litigation, Chula Vista was ordered by the court to hand over the drone footage and pay for Castañares’ legal fees.
—Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026
Come by later for a cocktail or two before dinner, especially for the Tuesday Guest Chef series, the keys to the kitchen are handed over to some of the local food scene’s most exciting and ambitious pop-ups.
—Jessi Roti, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 June 2026
Ferguson and his team had to build pitches on top of the existing ones, with some venues only handing over the premises days before, due to commercial commitments.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 5 June 2026
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“Hand over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hand%20over. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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