How to Use handler in a Sentence

handler

noun
  • Staff and handlers helped guide it out.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 6 May 2026
  • But what should this bio break handler on the moon be called?
    Adam Lashinsky, Fortune, 29 June 2020
  • Two pairs of handlers and dogs drove 10 hours to help.
    ABC News, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Those handlers have their pockets stuffed with food and the dogs know it.
    Callie Holtermann, New York Times, 13 May 2024
  • Needs to clean up his ball skills, both as a handler and pass catcher.
    USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2021
  • Have the other handler yell or make noise and throw a bumper or dead bird.
    Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 17 Aug. 2020
  • Five food handler cards were missing.
    Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Don’t blame the client, blame the handler — which is the acting court judge!
    Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 23 May 2024
  • One group spent the whole hour with a therapy dog and its handler.
    Nick Morrison, Forbes, 13 May 2021
  • Luggage handlers can get rough.
    Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Four food handler cards expired.
    Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado january 30, Sacbee.com, 30 Jan. 2026
  • One employee did not have a food handler card.
    Sacbee.com, 5 Dec. 2025
  • One employee did not have a food handler card.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Your llama carries your bag and the handler gives you tips and helps track your ball.
    Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 4 June 2026
  • Simmons claimed Strait had no idea and had to ask his handlers if this was true.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 9 Dec. 2025
  • The restaurant was missing a food handler card.
    Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Two food handler cards were not available onsite.
    Sacbee.com, 6 Mar. 2026
  • His handler was hopeful the dog would be able to return to duty.
    Chelsea Prince, ajc, 17 June 2022
  • The handler must be in control of the animal at all times.
    Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 14 June 2026
  • The dog comes with a handler, who is also an actor who can perform in the show.
    Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Dogs and handlers live and work together.
    Laura Ungar, Fortune, 23 May 2026
  • Dogs and handlers live and work together.
    Laura Ungar, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
  • And many robots and their handlers return to the event year after year.
    Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Inside your home, find the air handler and look for a special access door.
    Sara Kendall, Miami Herald, 23 May 2024
  • Unbeknownst to the dog handler, the kennel gate back at the truck had been left open.
    Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 4 Dec. 2020
  • An employee at the cafe had an expired food handler card.
    Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • His handler hopes more dogs like him can be trained ahead of any future disasters.
    Tibisay Zea, Christian Science Monitor, 15 July 2026
  • Casey likes the idea of pairing a ball-handler next to Hayes in the backcourt.
    Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2020
  • No food handler cards were available at time of the inspection.
    Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado may 8, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
  • Casey Stengel sat two rows in front of us, and his handlers were shooing fans away.
    Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 19 June 2024

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