hand back
Example Sentences
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The latest round of talks in Rome ended without a breakthrough, as Israel resisted Lebanese requests to hand back more villages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
But on Sunday military chief Min Aung Hlaing -- who has ruled by diktat for the past five years -- said the armed forces could be trusted to hand back power to a civilian-led government.
From Barron's ● Dec. 29, 2025
Customers marched up to the Buffalo Exchange buy counter where an associate would assess them and hand back most of them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025
As I push the minute hand back and forth, it feels like I am rewinding time, back to the early 1960s when the portrait was made, then fast-forwarding it to now.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2025
“Don’t,” Byrd says, putting her hand back on Frank’s wrist, like she cares about calming him.
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
