How to Use "Handle" with Example Sentences


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Study Vocabulary Words handle (v): to touch with your hands; to manage or deal with

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Used with adverbs:

"Please handle the antique vase carefully."
(carefully, delicately, cautiously)

"The movers handled her items carelessly and broke her furniture."
(carelessly, roughly)

"He handled the crisis successfully."
(successfully, properly, skillfully, well, efficiently, competently)

"She handled the situation badly."
(badly)

"She routinely handles many projects at the same time."
(routinely, easily)

Used with verbs:

"She was able to handle the pressure."
(be + able to, can, be + unable to, knows how to)

"The machine is designed to handle heavy use."
(be + designed, be + equipped)

"She is learning how to handle difficult situations."
(be + learning how)

Used with prepositions:

"He handled her requests with ease."
(with)

Used with nouns:

"He can handle a lot of challenges."
(challenges, criticism, details)

"She handled the crisis well."
(crisis, dispute, conflict, incident, emergency, situation, problem, matter, negotiation)

"The system is designed to handle a lot of demand."
(demand, calls, traffic, tasks, transactions, queries, inquiries, business, mail)

"He was unable to handle the responsibility."
(responsibility, pressure, rejection, stress, truth, workload)

"She knows how to handle her emotions."
(emotions, disappointment)


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