hands over

present tense third-person singular of hand over
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of hands over Robert finally hands over control of Downton to his daughter Mary and starts the process of downsizing. Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 12 Sep. 2025 And then two masked men burst through the back doors, demand everyone hands over their valuables, and stick a gun in Jake’s face. Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025 Imagine being a parent in an airport when your child flees the restroom, hands over their ears, and runs into a crowd of strangers. Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025 As the mill changed hands over the decades, Bogalusa's fortunes slid. Fred Clasen-Kelly, NPR, 19 Aug. 2025 Cameras cut to 27-year-old Andy Ogletree with his hands over his head, pulling his shirt over his face to hide the tears. Brody Miller, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hands over
Verb
  • In a street vacation, the city relinquishes the right of way or public service easement to an adjacent property owner or owners.
    Ashley Mackin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The ectoin in the formula provides antioxidant protection, while glycerin and niacinamide make your skin texture springy and your moisture barrier strong.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The uncertainty was compounded by the lack of a recommendation from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), which provides guidance on vaccine use to the CDC.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The scandal also hands fresh ammunition to Nigel Farage’s far-right Reform Party, which is already leading in the polls.
    Ben Smith, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Myke hands her her acoustic guitar and gives her a kiss.
    Allison P. Davis, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • As one example, a recent study found that in San Diego County, rents increase by more than $1,700 per unit annually when a city passes a Tenant Protection Ordinance.
    U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Most of us who are actually alive would, y’know, instead say the name of the restaurant; such is the shorthand understanding that passes between two people who have known each other for some time.
    Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The company probably didn't mean to draw attention to the fact that Liquid Glass occasionally renders the boundaries between different parts of a window indistinct, fomenting border disputes.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
  • This deepening also has an index in the formal features of his poetry—the ambiguity of his pronouns, the firm particularity of his register of images—which teeters between the mundane and the epiphanic, and renders this imbalance itself into view.
    Elaine L. Wang September 11, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Bankruptcy law, at § 365, essentially gives the trustee of the bankruptcy estate the right to either accept an executory contract (meaning that the trustee will have to render performance to get the benefit) or can reject the contract and forfeit the benefit.
    Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • By late summer, ICE began showing up at job sites, which gives it a much bigger return on its investment.
    Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Her athletic resume leaves small room for debate on who, besides her, can be crowned the greatest female sprinter of all time.
    Katelyn Hutchison, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Sometimes, leaves even turn purple, notes the Chicago Botanic Garden.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Henry then surrenders his phone, and Tony tosses it into the air for Ziva to blast to pieces.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Hands over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hands%20over. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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