Read full poem →He did not touch the shroud, or raise the fold
That hid my face, or take my hand in his,
Or ruffle the smooth pillows for my head:
Dictionary Entry
To give something to a responsible person.
In a Sentence
“I found a wallet on the street, so I handed it in to the police.”
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Poetry examples for “hand in”
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Read full poem →Nemesis answers, "What's my loss to thee?
His fainting hand in death engraspËd me."
If aught remains of us but name and spirit,
Read full poem →He has taken her by her slim white hand,
(Oh, light was her hand in his)
Read full poem →Two little children, seeing and hearing,
Hand in hand wander, shout, laugh, and sing:
Lo, in their bosoms, wild with the marvel,
Read full poem →But lo! what wedded souls now hand in hand
Together tread at last the immortal strand
Read full poem →'Herself shall bring us, hand in hand,
To Him round whom all souls
Read full poem →THOU ART THE MAN
WHY THE LITTLE FRENCHMAN WEARS HIS HAND IN A SLING
BON-BON
Read full poem →Tenderly glad we came,
Sit smiling, hand in hand.
Read full poem →If I were to walk this way
Hand in hand with Grief,
I should mark that maple-spray
Read full poem →The master and the slave go hand in hand,
Though touch be lost. The poet is a slave,