Below you will find example sentences with "handed down". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Handed Down in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: handed
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 8
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 25.4 words

Words in this phrase

handed down

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • handed can mean: Having a certain kind or number of hands. Frequent word
  • down can mean: From a higher position to a lower one; downwards. Very common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 6 start, 11 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

a decision handed down monday the 1× any ruling handed down by the 1× bruen was handed down there were 1× e martínez handed down the sentence 1× ganduje who handed down the warning 1× gospel is handed down from generation 1× grand jury handed down an indictment 1× gwyn jones handed down a 26 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a series of 1× after a grand 1× after years of 1× already this week 1× as he noted 1× as scholars pointed 1×

Common sentence endings:

and election law 1× country s legislature 1× for 12 months 1× for 18 months 1× generation to generation 1× in downtown miami 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

sentence 7× court 5× ruling 3× months 3× judge 3× race 2× grand 2× passing 2× generation 2× justice 2× decision 2× monday 2×

Related phrases

shut down knocked down sat down breaks down stepped down slow down touched down doubled down burned down sit down

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around handed:

handed new 9×

Just before it in the phrase index:

han solo hamstring injury hamilton township hamilton county hamas militants hamas fighters

Just after it in the phrase index:

handed new handling stolen happen overnight happy birthday happy ending happy hour

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

handed new

Same ending:

shut down knocked down sat down breaks down stepped down slow down

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "handed down" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 25.4 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as a decision handed down monday the, any ruling handed down by the, sentence, court and ruling stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with shut down, knocked down, sat down and handed new, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with handed down

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

After a grand jury handed down an indictment, a nationwide felony warrant was issued. (14 words)

Circuit Judge Sibley Reynolds handed down the new sentence after a lengthy court hearing. (14 words)

This cultivation and passing down ensures the Gospel is handed down from generation to generation. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

As he noted, in the first months, before the EU Parliament goes into recess to prepare for the European elections, they will concentrate on passing as many legislative texts as possible that will be handed down from the Spanish Presidency. (40 words)

In a decision handed down Monday, the court sided with the state's executive branch in striking down parts of two bills that justices said unconstitutionally delegated too much authority to large legislative committee known as the Budget Section. (39 words)

But its efforts to form government have been thwarted by Thailand’s military-appointed senators, who are vehemently opposed to any effort that reduces the law’s scope or the onerous prison terms handed down to convicted offenders. (38 words)

Example sentences (20)

The outcome of any ruling handed down by the ICJ will be final and binding, regardless of in whose favor the ruling is handed down.

Lewis Hamilton finished Saturday’s F1 Sprint race at the Belgian Grand Prix in fourth position, but a five-second penalty handed down by race officials saw him drop down to seventh place.

This cultivation and passing down ensures the Gospel is handed down from generation to generation.

Ms Abdallah broke down, her head buried as she sobbed into her hands, as Justice Rothman handed down his ruling before the decision dawned on Ms Sarkis’s sister Christine, who lost control.

In a decision handed down Monday, the court sided with the state's executive branch in striking down parts of two bills that justices said unconstitutionally delegated too much authority to large legislative committee known as the Budget Section.

After a grand jury handed down an indictment, a nationwide felony warrant was issued.

After years of having their town under a spotlight, residents are looking for justice to be handed down and their community to be returned to normal.

Already this week, the court handed down blockbuster decisions on affirmative action and election law.

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A series of changes handed down from the highest reaches of the government were approved Friday at the annual gathering of the country’s legislature.

As he noted, in the first months, before the EU Parliament goes into recess to prepare for the European elections, they will concentrate on passing as many legislative texts as possible that will be handed down from the Spanish Presidency.

As scholars pointed out when Bruen was handed down, there were no laws in either era requiring domestic abusers to surrender their firearms.

But its efforts to form government have been thwarted by Thailand’s military-appointed senators, who are vehemently opposed to any effort that reduces the law’s scope or the onerous prison terms handed down to convicted offenders.

Circuit Judge Sibley Reynolds handed down the new sentence after a lengthy court hearing.

Defending solicitor Mr Gerard McGovern said there was no application for bail as his client is serving a sentence that was handed down in Sligo Circuit Court and he has a release date of July 2025.

District Judge Gwyn Jones handed down a 26 week custodial sentence overall, and suspended it for 12 months.

Federal Judge José E. Martínez handed down the sentence at a 10-minute hearing at the federal court in downtown Miami.

For the assault, the bench handed down a 56-day sentence suspended for 18 months.

Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, who handed down the warning in a statement issued by the commissioner for information and internal affairs, Muhammad Garba, said the old naira notes are still legal tender.

His unwavering commitment to a just, fair, and free China has resulted in a 14-year prison sentence for “subversion of state power,” handed down Monday morning in Shandong Province.

However, if the maximum sentence is handed down, it could set a precedent, he noted.

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