hand in

verb

handed in; handing in; hands in

transitive verb

: submit sense 2
hand in your homework

Examples of hand in in a Sentence

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The villagers raised their hands in prayer, asking God to calm the gust for the sake of the bobwhite, the starling, and the fowl. Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025 Before that, former President Barack Obama oversaw fairly sustained deficit reduction, but that was only after Tea Party Republicans forced his hand in response to his $1 trillion deficit expansion in 2009. Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2025 Ogles reported having just under $58,000 cash on hand in his most recent Federal Election Commission report this week. Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 17 Oct. 2025 Ruff has a tendency to ride the hot hand in net, and that’s Lyon right now. Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hand in

Word History

First Known Use

1623, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hand in was in 1623

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“Hand in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hand%20in. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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