hand over

Example Sentences

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Boo puts her hands over her ears and burrows into my leg.

From Literature

She led them to her kitchen, explaining how she warmed her hands over the open flame of her gas stove.

From Barron's

Protesters and activists have also described a pattern of refusal by the authorities to hand over the bodies of those killed to their families.

From BBC

It’s so loud I want to put my hands over my ears and close my eyes to tune it all out.

From Literature

The man runs his dirty hand over my feather quilt, as if it already belongs to him.

From Literature