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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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Another 300 people voluntarily left throughout the hourslong standoff, some filing out of the encampment with their hands over their heads in a show of peaceful surrender, according to the university.
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Ryan Pearson, Fortune, 3 May 2024
The shooting was captured on the officer’s body camera, which was handed over to the Manhattan district attorney’s office.
—Andrés R. Martínez, New York Times, 3 May 2024
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Ryan Pearson, Fortune, 3 May 2024
The shooting was captured on the officer’s body camera, which was handed over to the Manhattan district attorney’s office.
—Andrés R. Martínez, New York Times, 3 May 2024
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“Hand over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hand%20over. Accessed 8 May. 2024.
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