How to Use hand over in a Sentence
hand over
verb
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The three leaders stood with their hands over their hearts as the taps played.
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Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
27 May 2024
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The title and the image were enough to persuade me to hand over my money.
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Michelle Orange,
Harper's Magazine,
11 Dec. 2023
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Meghan approached a teenager in the crowd, who put her hand over her mouth in shock.
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Arkansas Online,
11 Sep. 2022
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By the end of the song, Bon Jovi was standing in approval, holding his hands over his heart.
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Ethan Millman,
Rolling Stone,
3 Feb. 2024
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Lie with your back on a bench, a dumbbell held in your left hand over your shoulder, feet flat on the floor.
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Men's Health,
9 Feb. 2023
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There will be no cushions to sit upon or wood grain to run your hand over.
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Hannah Holland,
Washington Post,
17 Jan. 2023
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An officer asked Knotts to get down and hand over his son, the reports say.
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Kelli Smith,
Dallas News,
14 Sep. 2023
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The way to handle an untimely laugh is to cup your hand over your mouth and pass it off as a cough.
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Jacobina Martin,
Washington Post,
17 Oct. 2023
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That Peter’s father did hand over secrets and was a traitor, so to speak.
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Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
23 Mar. 2023
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In the video, Hill had handed over his license to the officer.
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Louisa Thomas,
The New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2024
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The entire society and schools work hard to hand over this to young people.
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Patrick Smith,
NBC News,
29 Aug. 2023
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The decision cleared the way for the Treasury Department to hand over the records to the House, which has been trying to get them since 2019.
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Harold Maass,
The Week,
23 Nov. 2022
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The motion-sensing lid opens just by waving your hand over the top.
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Maya Polton,
Parents,
4 Aug. 2023
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One prospective juror broke out in giggles, and put a hand over her mouth.
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Eric Lach,
The New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2024
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For 20 hours that day, Rosenfeld used the weight of his body to keep the door to his safe room shut as his wife kept her hand over their baby’s mouth.
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William Booth,
Washington Post,
6 Apr. 2024
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What amazed me at the time was that I was not asked to hand over my research to a more senior officer.
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CBS News,
23 Nov. 2022
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In the space of so much time, the American vet had come to realize the book was not too beautiful to hand over.
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Megan Burrow and Nhung Nguyen,
USA TODAY,
28 Mar. 2023
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Flip your left hand over so that the thumbs of both hands are on the left, and your hands still look different — the palms face opposite ways.
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Katie McCormick,
Quanta Magazine,
5 Dec. 2022
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Next, either put your hand over the end of your binoculars on the right side or cover this side with the lens cap.
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Katherine Alex Beaven,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Jan. 2024
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An officer talked to the teen, who said her mother refused to hand over her phone.
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John Benson,
cleveland,
12 Oct. 2022
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Gently guide them, hand over hand and remind them that cookies are art.
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Taylor Cooper,
Hartford Courant,
4 Dec. 2022
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Some consumers mailed the cash to con artists, others handed over the dollars to drivers.
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Susan Tompor,
Detroit Free Press,
20 June 2024
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One shot captured Clark down on one knee in front of Emma, who had her hand over her mouth in surprise.
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Erin Clack,
Peoplemag,
1 July 2024
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The lawsuit signals Musk is refusing to hand over the funds.
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Michael Kan,
PCMAG,
3 Jan. 2023
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In Columbia City that evening, Martha will hand over the keys to her rental house to her real estate agent, Jim.
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Roger Valdez,
Forbes,
3 Oct. 2022
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Cut to that night as Kenny hands over the virus cultures to two suit-wearing men in a dark alley.
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Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
25 Mar. 2024
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His mother put her hand over her chest in a farewell gesture, while his father put his arm around her.
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Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
2 Nov. 2023
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The French court ordered Guy and Alec to hand over the declaration of Daniel’s estate.
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Rachel Corbett,
New York Times,
23 Aug. 2023
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The men were forced to sign nondisclosure agreements and hand over personal items during the events, according to the indictment.
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Kevin Breuninger,dan Mangan,gabrielle Fonrouge,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2024
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Including its defense and business jets, the company handed over 57 jets in the period, a third more than last year.
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Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
18 Oct. 2024
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