Sentence examples for am handed from inspiring English sources

The phrase "am handed" is not correct in standard written English.
It may be an attempt to convey being given something, but it lacks proper grammatical structure.
Example: "I am handed the report every Monday morning."
Alternatives: "I receive" or "I am given."

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am handed

noun

The part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.

  • Her hands are really strong.

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I am handed a piece of paper to fill out.

I am handed a plastic inhaling device to place over her head when she cannot breathe.

Then I am handed the trophy, the huge heavy glass trophy that I can hardly hold.

I sign, and am handed a small padded envelope that I promptly ravage.

I am handed a note of what has happened just minutes before in Peshawar, Pakistan.

They have run out of forms, so I am handed a laminated document that I fill in with a whiteboard pen, claiming a bad back and occasional anxiety.

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Just been handed this.

Squash would be handed round.

It was handed to me.

He was handed the dentures.

They were handed a gift.

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