handed down

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

“Is it based on colonial standards? Or is it based on maintaining our cultural richness and our legacy, that is handed down to us regardless of where we are?”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 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

In the same vein, it stressed the importance of accepting the evidence of your own eyes, rather than believing implicitly the words handed down from past generations—the Ancients were not infallible.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

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

Brown says she is the keeper of handed-down family photos; she doesn’t know every person pictured here, but they’re all connected to her in some way, collected through time.

From Seattle Times ● May 1, 2022

Everything she has was gifted, handed-down, or purchased second-hand.

From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2020

Then, according to the handed-down story, McLane managed to somehow deliver the codebook to Admiral de Grasse, enabling him to foresee British maneuvers and win the sea battle.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen