hand back
phrasal verb
handed back; handing back; hands back
: to return (something) by handing it to someone
He handed the letter back (to her) without reading it.
The clerk handed back my credit card.
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The deeper that Kremlin rule becomes entrenched in Crimea, the less chance there is that it will ever be handed back to Ukraine.
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The Editors, National Review, 24 Apr. 2025
Amid Ceasefire Standoff Begin had signed the Camp David accords, which handed back Sinai to Egypt after it had been captured by Israel in the 1967 Middle East War and was then the scene of the 1973 war, in which Egyptian forces made major advances before being forced back.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
After continuing his monologue, Stewart lifted his hand back above the desk a few minutes later and revealed that it was covered in blood.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
But that’s where its momentum stopped, as the Bruins were forced to hand back the Victory Bell to USC.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2024
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The Editors, National Review, 24 Apr. 2025
Amid Ceasefire Standoff Begin had signed the Camp David accords, which handed back Sinai to Egypt after it had been captured by Israel in the 1967 Middle East War and was then the scene of the 1973 war, in which Egyptian forces made major advances before being forced back.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
After continuing his monologue, Stewart lifted his hand back above the desk a few minutes later and revealed that it was covered in blood.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
But that’s where its momentum stopped, as the Bruins were forced to hand back the Victory Bell to USC.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2024
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“Hand back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hand%20back. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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