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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López Obrador handed over many security tasks to the military — an admission that police and the civilian justice system were unable to handle the crisis.—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2024 The team has handed over the coins to the Historical and Archaeological Museum in Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski.—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 May 2024 The three leaders stood with their hands over their hearts as the taps played.—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 27 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for hand over
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