handed down
Example Sentences
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It was then sold to Seyffardt at auction before being handed down to his descendant, Brand says.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
The indictment, handed down by a grand jury in Washington, added a fourth charge to the criminal case against Cole Allen.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
The battered wooden trunk had been in the family for a century -- shifted from attic to barn to garage as it was handed down through the generations.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
A verdict handed down in a civil trial involving Meta was the first monetary judgment against a social media company for alleged harms its products caused to kids.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026
Then he handed down her brother and bowed before closing the door.
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
