handed down
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One of the main themes of “Passing Strange” is how knowledge is awkwardly handed down from one generation to another.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
In its first verdicts handed down last week, Baghdad's Karkh Criminal Court sentenced nine men to jail terms of up to 20 years.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
The Grammy-winning R&B star, 37, appeared Monday at Southwark Crown Court, where a judge handed down an eight-month sentence, suspended for a year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
Davis offered no words of contrition ahead of the sentence being handed down, vowing only to appeal the guilty finding.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
I tore it open, feeling numb, as if I were reading my sentence after the guilty verdict had already been handed down.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
They are among the home cooks whipping up feasts from handed-down recipes and sharing those dishes with others.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 28, 2022
"When I came to Maine, a colleague who was a native Mainer gave me her handed-down family recipes for how to collect, clean, and prepare Irish moss, as well as a pudding recipe."
From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2022
And invisibly present is the handed-down know-how of weavers past.
From New York Times ● Jan. 19, 2021
Everything she has was gifted, handed-down, or purchased second-hand.
From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2020
I knew how people thought about things, how people were, but it was a blow to see James playing into that handed-down way of looking at the world.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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