handing down
Example Sentences
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In handing down her decision, Raper remarked on the bath incident.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
In racing toward the future, we are searching for something the ancient world never stopped handing down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
Before handing down the sentence, Wilson made it clear that Sanberg’s credibility was questionable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026
"These people are not statistics in an epidemiological study," the judge said when handing down the sentence.
From Barron's ● Apr. 29, 2026
Thick books dog-eared from the handing down from neighbor to neighbor.
From "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson
