Examples of 'was handed down' in a sentence

Meaning of "was handed down"

was handed down - refers to something that is passed on or inherited from one generation to another. It can be used to describe traditions, customs, beliefs, or even material possessions

How to use "was handed down" in a sentence

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was handed down
It was handed down through the women in my family.
A month later the decision was handed down.
That recipe was handed down to me from my mother.
He was speaking after that ruling was handed down.
It was handed down from father to son.
My mother said the box was handed down.
This brace was handed down to me by family.
To their utter disbelieve a reprieve was handed down.
This sentence was handed down to a man named.
In one other set of proceedings a conviction was handed down.
It was handed down through his family for generations.
So a severe punishment was handed down to him.
It was handed down from his father.
Sewell showed no reaction as the sentence was handed down.
The ability was handed down to him.

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It was handed down from my grandmother to my mother to me.
Abraham lived before the law was handed down.
This position was handed down from generation to generation.
This brown polo or golf shirt was handed down to me.
The custom was handed down from generation to generation.
Some were crying after the sentence was handed down.
This was handed down by my mother from her housekeeper.
Wade decision was handed down.
The feud was handed down from generation to generation.
Today my sentence was handed down.
The story was handed down from father to son.
I have been aware of that possibility since the sentence was handed down.
His name was handed down to no man.
It is the duty of the elders to preserve what was handed down to.
The recipe was handed down to me by my grandmother.
The woman showed no emotion as the sentence was handed down.
This amulet was handed down to me by my mother.
No man or woman could live up to the law as it was handed down.
The profession was handed down from father to son.
This decision was not popular with large segments of society when it was handed down.
This watch was handed down to me by my grandfather.
It became popular with the young people and was handed down between generations.
This tradition was handed down from generation to generation.
These include the social rehabilitation of the person concerned since sentence was handed down.
The recipe was handed down from mother to daughter.
The programme was almost completed when the verdict for the real trial was handed down.
It was handed down to all the great shamans here.
The indictment was handed down.
It was handed down through disciplic succession.
It stayed in the family and was handed down generation after generation.
It was handed down over centuries.
This was pretty old and was handed down to me by my father.
It was handed down by six torchbearers.
Knowledge of how to construct buildings was handed down from one generation to another.
Leon was handed down the family business at the age of eighteen.

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He handed this letter to the security guard
The commissioner handed down his ruling
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