How to Use handbook in a Sentence

handbook

noun
  • Nevaeh had pulled a bait-and-switch straight out of the teenage handbook.
    Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 1 June 2023
  • And then gave an answer straight out of the Jay Wright handbook.
    Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 7 Nov. 2022
  • Arms said that there's no handbook for making the courts because of how few there are.
    Ben Schultz, Journal Sentinel, 1 July 2022
  • Think of this as a handbook for any group of friends who aspire to be just like the iconic Golden Girls.
    Samantha Lawyer, Woman's Day, 7 Oct. 2022
  • Although there would have been room in the kit, there isn’t a dog first aid handbook included.
    Meg Carney, Field & Stream, 28 June 2023
  • That's why this classic handbook is a great gift for knitters.
    Jamie Ballard, Woman's Day, 8 Nov. 2022
  • Take a page out of the Princess's stylish handbook and make this your pick for the upcoming wedding on your agenda.
    Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 12 Jan. 2023
  • The handbook urges Ukrainians to block roads with anything available, from dump trucks to trash, and never to sit around.
    Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 July 2022
  • The captain takes the quick reference handbook, hands it over to the first officer.
    Sam Sweeney, ABC News, 8 Jan. 2024
  • In July, Porter told the board that the athletic handbook was updated this year for the first time since 2017.
    Ed Wittenberg, cleveland, 9 Aug. 2022
  • The scene is straight out of Boots Riley’s madcap moviemaking handbook.
    WIRED, 22 June 2023
  • This handbook covers all the basics from making pie dough from scratch and how to store it for later use.
    Molly Allen, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2023
  • No handbook that walked you through your rogues’ gallery or gave you Spider-Man’s cell-phone number.
    Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Apr. 2023
  • One problem, the handbook on the aircraft said do not eject over 525 knots, nautical miles per hour.
    Paul Best, Fox News, 1 Aug. 2022
  • Monday through Friday, lights are on at 6:30 a.m., and the inmates have an hour to clean their cells and make their beds, according to the prison handbook.
    Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 25 July 2022
  • And there’s no handbook that explains how to promote a memoir the day such a seismic ruling comes down.
    Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2022
  • Monahan stated that the PGA had the right to order the suspensions under the handbook's rules.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune, 18 June 2022
  • Because the closing the court and handbook items were taken off the agenda, Hardaway said, people who wished to speak on them wouldn’t be able.
    Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022
  • In a time of unprecedented crises, The Prepared Leader acts as a handbook for leaders who want to do their best even when the odds are against them.
    Marybeth Gasman, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2022
  • That handbook will also spell out voting procedures for the org’s HCA Awards.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 27 Aug. 2023
  • According to the handbook, every two weeks, Bankman-Fried will have the ability to spend $150 at the commissary.
    Leo Schwartz, Fortune Crypto, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Guthrie also took to Instagram to share screenshots of the fake handbooks for sale, and pointed out that her name was even misspelled on one of them.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 27 Feb. 2024
  • The last stage of dying in the hospice handbook will no longer be theoretical.
    Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 16 June 2022
  • Some doctors questioned the depth of the authors’ research and whether the book was meant to be a medical tool or simply a how-to handbook for women.
    Cindy Shmerler, New York Times, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Other friends taught Nguyen how to count money, manage the books, write an employee handbook, and train non-kitchen staff.
    Katie C Reilly, ELLE, 27 July 2023
  • Detainees also have daily chores, such as mopping and making their beds, the handbook states.
    Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 30 May 2023
  • Dove took a tip from the Kylie Jenner beauty handbook and dyed her hair ice blue, which is quickly becoming the color of the season.
    Seventeen.com Editors, Seventeen, 28 Nov. 2022
  • Break times vary from company to company, so check out your handbook and take advantage of the time that is yours.
    Ebony Williams, ajc, 6 May 2022
  • According to the student handbook, male students’ hair cannot extend past the eyebrows or ear lobes.
    Char Adams, NBC News, 21 Feb. 2024
  • But the handbook has never been updated, and there’s no indication the NCAA plans to update it now.
    Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2022

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