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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Roosevelt was under no legal obligation to make his papers publicly available—but since 1978, thanks to Nixon and Watergate, Presidential records have been considered federal property, and are supposed to be handed over to the National Archives and Records Administration.
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Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2025
In February, she was pulled over by the police while traveling through Mississippi on her way to Atlanta and handed over to ICE.
—Brent McDonald, New York Times, 31 July 2025
A week after Austin school district administrators told Dobie Middle School families and staff members that the campus might be shuttered or handed over to a charter company next year, about two dozen teachers and students pleaded with the school board Thursday to keep the campus open.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Be sure to rinse and recycle the bottle and hand over the cap and pump to TerraCycle.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 30 July 2025
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Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2025
In February, she was pulled over by the police while traveling through Mississippi on her way to Atlanta and handed over to ICE.
—Brent McDonald, New York Times, 31 July 2025
A week after Austin school district administrators told Dobie Middle School families and staff members that the campus might be shuttered or handed over to a charter company next year, about two dozen teachers and students pleaded with the school board Thursday to keep the campus open.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Be sure to rinse and recycle the bottle and hand over the cap and pump to TerraCycle.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 30 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for hand over
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“Hand over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hand%20over. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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