hand over
Example Sentences
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"The officer asked me to hand over my badge. He said that it was disabled," MS NOW reporter Akayla Gardner said.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
At the top of the dugout stairs, he put his hand over his heart and acknowledged the cheering crowd.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
The pupils had been asked to hand over their phones, placing them in a dedicated numbered storage unit mounted on the classroom wall.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
Others in the no camp say the country would have to hand over more decision-making power to the bloc in exchange for limited influence and membership would weigh on Iceland’s budget.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
I put my hand over his left side, just behind his front leg, and counted the number of heartbeats in fifteen seconds.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
