handling
a touching, grasping, or using with the hands.
the manner of treating or dealing with something; management; treatment.
the manual or mechanical method or process by which something is moved, carried, transported, etc.
of or relating to the process of moving, transporting, delivering, working with, etc.: The factory added a 10 percent handling charge for delivery.
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How to use handling in a sentence
Some countries have been reluctant to send firefighting help to the US because of the country’s poor handling of the pandemic.
“Unprecedented”: What’s behind the California, Oregon, and Washington wildfires | Umair Irfan | September 11, 2020 | VoxMeanwhile, another prominent San Diego lawmaker also got caught up in the drama surrounding Rendon’s handling of the end of the session.
Morning Report: Downtown Jail Outbreak Goes From Bad to Worse | Voice of San Diego | September 11, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoAside from handling and fit, e-bike test rides give you a sense of how a motor feels.
Do You Want to Buy an E-Cargo Bike? Read This First. | Joe Lindsey | August 30, 2020 | Outside OnlineFacebook employees reportedly slammed the company’s handling of the issue at an internal Q&A with Zuckerberg.
Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook made an ‘operational mistake’ with Kenosha militia group | Danielle Abril | August 28, 2020 | FortuneIt came as he lags in opinion polls ahead of November’s election with his handling of the pandemic a key issue.
Plasma helps COVID-19 if used early, but it’s no game-changer, says Turkey | Rachel Schallom | August 25, 2020 | Fortune
The Atlantic has reported extensively on the at least $600 million Amazon stands to be paid for handling CIA data.
This is where the sporadic and hectic handling of the romance in the movies fails.
Team Peeta or Team Gale: Why the ‘Hunger Games’ Love Triangle Ruins ‘Mockingjay – Part 1’ | Kevin Fallon | November 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn all honesty she may be handling it better, in terms of not letting it affect her as a person or screw up her life.
Jeopardy! Champion Julia Collins’s Brain Feels Like Mush | Sujay Kumar | November 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLast year he was severely criticized for his handling of a land deal with a neighbor in financial distress.
The President made some initial errors in his handling of the Ebola crisis.
All the details of scroll carving by Stradivari at this period are marvels of mechanical dexterity of handling.
Antonio Stradivari | Horace William PetherickCastiglione added to his laurels, for it was his handling of the artillery that enabled Augereau to win his great victory.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonThe greatest pains are taken in securing the crop and harvesting and handling the plants without injuring the leaves.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.In after years his skill in handling legislatures was often remarked upon with displeasure.
Scattergood Baines | Clarence Budington KellandShe felt like a chess player who, by the clever handling of his pieces, sees the game taking the course intended.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate Chopin
British Dictionary definitions for handling
/ (ˈhændlɪŋ) /
the act or an instance of picking up, turning over, or touching something
treatment, as of a theme in literature
the process by which a commodity is packaged, transported, etc
(as modifier): handling charges
law the act of receiving property that one knows or believes to be stolen
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