hand
noun
the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
was handing
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past progressiveof hand.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The team that hadn’t won a domestic championship in 15 years was handing the keys to a leader with precisely zero seasons of head coaching experience.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Cizeron, in response, denounced the book as "defamatory" and announced that he was "handing over the case to lawyers".
From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026
“He took that moment and made it what it had been all those years. I got it, and I was handing it off to Freddie, and I was so honored.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2025
Behind the drive-thru window at a Las Vegas Raising Cane’s, a familiar face was handing out combo boxes — and copies of his new album.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2025
Ames had permission from the Central Intelligence Agency to meet with the very man to whom he was handing over the Agency's most important Soviet agents.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
