handle
noun
a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
have been handling
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present perfect progressiveof handle.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Looking to Inauguration Day, I suppose I have been handling this the same way I did pre-election.
From Salon ● Jan. 7, 2025
Laurence said he was "pretty sure" Shiplyuk would have been handling state secrets at ITAM.
From Reuters ● May 18, 2023
Those words were not lost on the mutual aid volunteers who have been handling, to the point of exhaustion, the needs of the arriving asylum seekers.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 24, 2022
Des Moines prosecutor Tara Vaughn charged Martinelli, but prosecutors from SeaTac and Renton have been handling the case, due to Martinelli’s position with the city, Vaughn said.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 17, 2022
Pete and I have been handling this stuff, and this is a Biosafety Level 4 agent.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
