How to Use handling in a Sentence

handling

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  • The car's handling was smooth.
  • There are additional charges for shipping and handling.
  • These items require careful handling.
  • The family of one of the girls filed a lawsuit late last year against the school district for its handling of the case.
    — Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2024
  • The hybrid is there to support you, to enable you to go faster, and most of all to improve the handling.
    — WIRED, 29 Mar. 2023
  • That's good thinking, because the XT lacks the handling and the performance to do so.
    — Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 7 May 2023
  • Meanwhile, some weren’t impressed with the group’s handling of the closures.
    — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 9 Jan. 2024
  • There was a little extra fabric, but not so much to detract from the look and handling.
    — Sharon Brandwein, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2024
  • The car’s ride and handling were improved with more room for passengers and luggage.
    — David Krumboltz, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2024
  • Judge McAfee has so far been cautious in his handling of the Trump case, seeking a middle ground in many of his rulings.
    — Richard Fausset, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2024
  • In the process of getting to know your extinguisher, check its fill gauge and assess its weight and handling.
    — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Keep in Mind: The seams of the handles aren't quite as well reinforced as the rest of it, and may require more delicate handling.
    — Rena Behar, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Some have joined protests around the country of the administration’s handling of Israel’s war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
    — Alexa St. John, Fortune, 22 Apr. 2024
  • Management chalked up the strength there to strong volumes in waste handling and aerospace and defense.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 25 July 2024
  • The horse’s trainer, Jorge Delgado, declined to comment on his handling of the colt, the third of his horses to die since July 27.
    — Joe Drape, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Golob has also been an outspoken critic of Israel’s handling of the war in Gaza.
    — Aamer Madhani and Josh Boak, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
  • The passenger was charged with improper handling of a firearm, a fourth-degree felony, and was turned over to his parents.
    — cleveland, 26 July 2023
  • Markkanen wants to work on his ball-handling and isolation one-on-one game to become a bigger threat.
    — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2023
  • His popcorn chicken bites, which come in original and spicy, are served in a box for easy handling when walking from stall to stall.
    — Evan Nicole Brown, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Be cautious not to spill or waste any of the precious distillate during handling.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Hampton pushed the tempo, controlling the pace with elite ball handling and control.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Feb. 2024
  • About a dozen people at the three-hour hearing spoke out against the challengers and Fulton officials’ handling of the challenge process.
    — Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 13 July 2023
  • Michael Ferrara, another of Ms. Carroll’s lawyers, noted in the interview that the jurors’ handling of the case showed that the process was not rigged.
    — Kate Christobek, New York Times, 11 May 2023
  • There was only one aspect of the episodes that drew significant criticism: the handling of Blood and Cheese, and the death of Prince Jaehaerys.
    — Lynette Rice, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2024
  • Trump has a nine-point lead with voters on his handling of the economy compared to Harris, according to the Times/Siena poll.
    — Rebecca Picciotto, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2024
  • Even as graveyards have steadily filled across Ukraine, there has been little overt criticism of the size of the losses or the government’s handling of the war.
    — Oleksandr Chubko, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Daniloff would go on to criticize the Soviet government and his own for their handling of the affair.
    — Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Man files lawsuit against UC Davis for handling of encampment.
    — Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 21 May 2024
  • The country that likely has the most influence over Russia’s handling of its nuclear arsenal is China.
    — William M. Moon, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024
  • According to McIntosh, the design reduces distortion and improves power handling.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024

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