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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Even Venezuela’s would-be revolutionary leader, President Nicolás Maduro, congratulated Trump for returning to the White House and agreed to hand over American prisoners from his country’s jails.
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Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 8 May 2025
Martin also ordered an internal review of prosecutors’ use of a felony charge against hundreds of Capitol rioters, directing employees to hand over files, emails and other documents.
—Michael Kunzelman, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2025
Vidal was handed over to another police department, the Cuyahoga Falls Police, on her active warrant.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 7 May 2025
She was also handed over to Cuyahoga Falls Police on her active warrant.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2025
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Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 8 May 2025
Martin also ordered an internal review of prosecutors’ use of a felony charge against hundreds of Capitol rioters, directing employees to hand over files, emails and other documents.
—Michael Kunzelman, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2025
Vidal was handed over to another police department, the Cuyahoga Falls Police, on her active warrant.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 7 May 2025
She was also handed over to Cuyahoga Falls Police on her active warrant.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2025
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“Hand over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hand%20over. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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