handle
noun
a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
had handled
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past perfectof handle.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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But she couldn’t let this go; her colleagues had handled Salute’s case, and she remembered it well.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
Hugging Face said the hack was different from anything it had handled before because it was done at superhuman speed by an AI with little or no human guidance.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
The incident spurred Health Department authorities to warn those who had handled the bat or might have come into contact with the creature to contact their healthcare provider.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Real captain Federico Valverde said he was proud of how Vinicius had handled himself in the circumstances.
From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026
“As she had handled her quarry, we thought we could give her a name.”
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
