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Examples of hand up in a Sentence
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Biden raised both his hands up and laughed along with the confusion.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 24 May 2024
Advertisement Police found the man hiding in a bush at an apartment complex a few blocks away and ordered him to come out with his hands up.
—Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2024
Protesters responded by putting their hands up and kneeling in the street.
—Sarah Blaskey, Miami Herald, 23 May 2024
The officer ripped the sign from Montemayor’s hand as Montemayor then put his hands up in the air, the video showed.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024
There are times when people need a hand up or a hand out of circumstances that keep them from rising to their full potential, despite their own best efforts to improve their lot in life.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 17 Mar. 2024
In bodycam footage from cameras worn by two officers, the officers are heard announcing their presence, ordering Bassey to come out the apartment and put his hands up in the air.
—Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 May 2024
Police in Akron, Ohio, released video of an officer shooting a 15-year-old boy who was holding what his family says was a toy gun, video that shows the teenager was struck seconds after the officer ordered him to put his hands up last week.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 9 Apr. 2024
The recordings said Stone had his hands up when police arrived.
—Katie Lauer, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1970, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near hand up
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“Hand up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hand%20up. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.
Legal Definition
hand up
transitive verb
: to deliver (an indictment) to a judge or higher judicial authority
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