hand back
verb
handed back; handing back; hands back
: to return (something) by handing it to someone
He handed the letter back (to her) without reading it.
The clerk handed back my credit card.
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On Friday, Ohtani handed back over pitch-calling duties, communicating with head shakes and nods instead of the PitchCom buttons on his arm.
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Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2026
Even the fastest text-to-video systems still hand back an MP4 several minutes after a request.
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Vivian Toh,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
But, that would still have left plenty left to do in what would have been effectively two windows either side of the Under-19s Euros, the first lasting six weeks from the play-offs semi-final home leg and the second around four weeks after the stadium has been handed back to Wrexham on July 12.
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Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
14 May 2026
Berrios-Otero then allegedly kissed the child’s head, pulled him closer and put his hand back under the blanket, the warrant affidavits said.
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Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
2 May 2026
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Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2026
Even the fastest text-to-video systems still hand back an MP4 several minutes after a request.
—
Vivian Toh,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
But, that would still have left plenty left to do in what would have been effectively two windows either side of the Under-19s Euros, the first lasting six weeks from the play-offs semi-final home leg and the second around four weeks after the stadium has been handed back to Wrexham on July 12.
—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
14 May 2026
Berrios-Otero then allegedly kissed the child’s head, pulled him closer and put his hand back under the blanket, the warrant affidavits said.
—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
2 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for hand back
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“Hand back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hand%20back. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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