hand back

phrasal 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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The wealthy entrepreneur was previously a big supporter of former President Barack Obama, even reportedly waiting hours in line to shake his hand back in 2008. —

Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024 Pearsall celebrated with Jennings in a choreographed dance, then was handed back the souvenir football from fullback Kyle Juszczyk as more teammates happily mobbed him. —

Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024 The Matches town house has also been handed back to its owner, Grosvenor, which used it as a showroom for young designers and artists from the Sarabande Foundation earlier this month during the art and design fairs in London. —

Samantha Conti, WWD, 24 Oct. 2024 The jury only had to deliberate for four hours before handing back a guilty verdict in February. —

Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 24 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hand back