had been handling
- past perfect progressive of handle.
Example Sentences
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Fox has adopted a new split-screen approach to ads during the World Cup’s mandatory hydration breaks, after a stir among viewers over how it had been handling the pauses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
Dallas, who had been handling kickoff returns before Eskridge came back, resumed handling the returns against the Cowboys.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 30, 2023
The dispatcher responds that the medics “are coming as quickly as they can” and explains that they also had been handling a motor vehicle accident, but the hospital worker is exasperated.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 20, 2023
“The department had been handling this itself for two years and could have continued to handle it itself, but he believed that this would help to promote public confidence,” he said.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 20, 2022
He and Jule had been handling Immie’s death from the London end.
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
