handle
noun
a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
were handling
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past progressiveof handle.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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When the vessel arrived in August, it needed repairs and its purported owners, Ahmed al-Masri and Semra al-Masri, were handling matters with the local shipping agent, an industry source said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
Leading up to the crash, controllers were handling more than twice the scheduled flight volume.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell told reporters Monday that Brady checked in with league officials periodically during the season to get feedback on how he and the league were handling the perceived conflict of interest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2025
Peretz, a U.S.-based artist, said the volunteers weren’t there to do forensic work; he thought the soldiers who cleared the houses of explosives beforehand were handling that process.
From Seattle Times ● May 21, 2024
There was something emotional about seeing it, in spite of its dullness, as if they were handling a living piece of history.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
