How to Use hand over in a Sentence

hand over

verb
  • One of them wrapped his hand over my mouth.
    — Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Start by placing your hand over your heart.
    — Stefanie Groner, Glamour, 4 Feb. 2026
  • It was handed over to deputies.
    — Helen Rummel, AZCentral.com, 22 Feb. 2026
  • They’re supposed to hand over their weapons.
    — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Ready to hand over the car keys to a teenager for the first time?
    — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 27 May 2026
  • In our mind, he should've been handed over to the feds at that point.
    — Matt Gutman, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Seattle holds a game in hand over the Ducks.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The father runs his hands over his head in despair.
    — Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
  • That also means it could be forced to hand over access.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Miriam smoothed a hand over her lace buba.
    — ‘pemi Aguda, Literary Hub, 6 May 2026
  • Johnson sighed and rubbed a hand over her head in relief.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 Feb. 2026
  • His lawyer handed over the missing jail keys.
    — James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Yesavage’s father cupped two hands over his mouth and yelled from the crowd.
    — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Allen thundered a command for the British to hand over the fort.
    — Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Don’t hand over all your decisions to a vendor and walk away.
    — S.w. Miliano, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Her mama smiled then, placing a hand over Jean’s.
    — David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Others walked in and handed over their ballots to staff.
    — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
  • Others walked in and handed over their ballots to staff.
    — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 2 June 2026
  • Konig sat down slowly and put a hand over his face after the verdict was read.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
  • As the mill changed hands over the decades, Bogalusa's fortunes slid.
    — Fred Clasen-Kelly, NPR, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Just be prepared to wait, and eat your mochi soon after your bag is handed over.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
  • More than two dozen parishioners kneeled at an altar and laid hands over each other.
    — Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Priyanka will take the stage tonight to hand over a golden statuette to a lucky star.
    — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
  • To date, one dead hostage, Ran Gvili, has yet to be handed over.
    — Ashley Carnahan, FOXNews.com, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Bolding responds as his daughter takes a step back and puts a hand over her mouth.
    — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
  • In the post, Mario placed his hand over his girlfriend's bare baby bump.
    — Kayla Grant, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Cup your hand over each ball of dough so that just your fingertips touch the work surface.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Klang said bank staff did as they were trained and handed over an undisclosed amount of money.
    — Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 25 Dec. 2025
  • And few, if any, players grabbed a place with two hands over the past week in Atlanta.
    — Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Schanzer said Hamas is unlikely to hand over its arms.
    — Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026

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