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

That suggested it felt no urgency to hand out new policy measures even while it repeated assurances about stabilizing markets and the need for energy security.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 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

"We have to ask if the measures being taken now to contain the spread and hand out preventative antibiotics should have started sooner."

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

Holding her hand out to me, she said, “Maybe if you held my hand you could tell better.”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls