How to Use handler in a Sentence

handler

noun
  • The dog handler struggles to open the door all the way.
    David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2022
  • Don’t blame the client, blame the handler — which is the acting court judge!
    Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 23 May 2024
  • Otto moved to Alaska in 2016 to work as a handler and learn about the sport.
    Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Mar. 2022
  • Those handlers have their pockets stuffed with food and the dogs know it.
    Callie Holtermann, New York Times, 13 May 2024
  • This isn't the first time Nimble's handler, Hornor, took home awards.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 14 May 2024
  • The dog has to want to show well and that comes down to the handler, Ayalla Ruvio said.
    Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 10 May 2023
  • Gutierrez-Reed was the weapons handler on the Western film Rust.
    Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2024
  • The dog’s handler holds it by a leash but allows the biting to go on for about 30 seconds.
    From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 28 Sep. 2021
  • The handlers and the dogs worked together for more than two years, over which time the quartet formed a close bond.
    Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 4 July 2024
  • Once the plane was clear of all passengers, a snake handler arrived to take care of the cobra.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Over the next four months, the FBI agent posing as spy handler arranged for three more dead drops.
    Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2021
  • The handler needs to be able to keep the dog under control at all times, on a leash not to exceed 8 feet long.
    Joan Rusek, cleveland, 4 Oct. 2021
  • The hardworking dog will continue to live with his handler for the rest of his life, said the TSA.
    Zoe Sottile, CNN, 11 Sep. 2022
  • Most of the time — nearly nine times out of 10 — dogs were left in their handler’s vehicle.
    David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2023
  • Casey Stengel sat two rows in front of us, and his handlers were shooing fans away.
    Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 19 June 2024
  • His handler was hopeful the dog would be able to return to duty.
    Chelsea Prince, ajc, 17 June 2022
  • Sophie the bloodhound ‘got loose’ from her handler’s house.
    Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Inside your home, find the air handler and look for a special access door.
    Sara Kendall, Miami Herald, 23 May 2024
  • Eckhart plays a hitman who learns that his CIA handler has been dead for years.
    J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Dog handlers later told police that water is known to hold scent, per WTTV, and that the wind could have carried the scent to the pond.
    Christina Coulter, Fox News, 1 Dec. 2023
  • There’s a rotating shift of 12 handlers and their dogs.
    Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2024
  • The police dog was shot when its handler sent it in to try and take Hawthorne into custody, Lewis said.
    From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2021
  • Ohio law allows for a police-dog handler to buy their dogs for $1.
    Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Fees for the handler course and the evaluations vary, and can be found on the Pet Partners website.
    Megan Becka, cleveland, 27 Sep. 2021
  • When Sledge and his handler arrived, the man advanced toward the two, police said.
    Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Newton likes to be cradled like a wee baby and fall asleep in his handler's arms.
    Scottie Andrew, CNN, 25 Nov. 2021
  • If the dog proves successful, he and his handler are certified and sent home ready to work.
    Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2023
  • There were glove boxes for food handlers on the bulkhead next to the ice machines that could be used instead.
    Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 16 May 2024
  • Barney hit a lamppost, was punctured, and crashed onto the handlers.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
  • In addition to creating overlays and stealing texts, the malware can make and block phone calls, take photos and screenshots and send those to its handlers.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024

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