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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Maj Gen. Saad Maan, a spokesman for the Iraqi military, said some militant factions had handed in their weapons, and others are planning to do so.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 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
There were only a few texts from the PM In the latest Mandelson documents, with Sir Keir saying he had handed over all the "messages I hold" and had "complied" with the process.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
In the decades before his arrival, the court had handed down steady rulings barring taxpayer funds for religious schools or religious ceremonies or symbols in public schools or city parks.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026
He took out the card Chris Flynn had handed him so long ago, and checked the address, even though he’d committed it to memory.
From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer
