hand down

Example Sentences

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The parents of his victims nodded, and some wiped tears, as the judge handed down the sentence.

From BBC

Cristiano, who appeared in court dressed in a black and gold bomber jacket and blue jeans and who followed proceedings through an Italian interpreter, showed no reaction as the sentence was handed down.

From BBC

"I remember him smashing his hands down on the table and saying, 'Will you shut up'. But Jurgen was great, I had a great relationship with him."

From BBC

In handing down her sentence, Frimpong noted that the thefts occurred “while Mr. Wilding’s deceased body was in his home.”

From Los Angeles Times

He’d been tucking them into a fold of his oversize T-shirt, handed down from me like most of his clothes.

From Literature