given over to
Example Sentences
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"Do not let your lands be pillaged... or your homes given over to the invaders," he said on social media.
From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025
It’s a choice that holds up well against a counterfactual life given over to hobbies and travel.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025
Some of his notes are literally scrawled on the back—the verso in artistic terms—of the art, while others were clearly composed and submitted when the pieces were given over to the Navy.
From Slate • Jun. 6, 2025
Martin Naudet points out that only 1% of viable agricultural land in the Morvan is given over to Christmas trees.
From BBC • Dec. 22, 2023
A section of one wall was given over to cages filled with rabbits and doves, as well as an odd selection of toads, lizards and— Jeremy squinted to be sure— yes, bats!
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
