hand out

Example Sentences

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The second thing he did was hand out sombreros in honor of his Mexican heritage and status as the first Latino majority owner in America’s major professional sports.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

After the June changes, the agency managed to hand out more than $8 billion in final awards by mid-August.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Taking to the stage to hand out the prize for best reality show, Danny quipped: "Two Danny Dyers at the Baftas. Do you know how people tell us apart? My chins."

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Pyle admired the clear-eyed message of Mauldin’s cartoons, such as one depicting Willie—slumped, exhausted, a cigarette dangling from his lips—as he stands before an Army medic assigned to hand out medals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

So we stay in bed, and I let her hold her doll, and I stroke her head, but she always has one hand out, clinging.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron