hand
noun
the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
had handed
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past perfectof hand.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Robert DeNault, Kalshi's head of enforcement, said the firm flagged the trades and had handed evidence to regulators.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
Comcast’s investigators eventually discovered that the IP addresses Tsyganskiy had handed over belonged to customers who were on a residential proxy network run by a Chinese provider named IPidea, Davis said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
A lower court had handed Yoon the initial sentence in January after he was found to have used presidential security agents to block his own arrest.
From Barron's ● Apr. 29, 2026
Mira Costa swept last year’s nonleague meeting at Loyola to end a four-year losing streak to the Cubs, who had handed the Mustangs their first loss in the Best of the West finals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2026
Tiny wires poked Chess’s fingers, but as far as he could tell, Emma had handed him nothing but junk.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
