How to Use handler in a Sentence

handler

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  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Sophie the bloodhound ‘got loose’ from her handler’s house.
    — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Sep. 2023
  • 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
  • Ohio law allows for a police-dog handler to buy their dogs for $1.
    — Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 12 Sep. 2023
  • When Sledge and his handler arrived, the man advanced toward the two, police said.
    — Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2024
  • 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
  • For a groundhog full of surprises, this one has been like no other for Phil’s handlers and the world.
    — Emily Hung, NBC News, 28 Mar. 2024
  • The process involves giving the actors treats and convincing the dog to now look to the talent as their handler, rather than Mayston.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 8 Dec. 2022
  • His dad’s handler could be in there right now, wondering what the hell his pet writer’s kid was doing out in the cold.
    — Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Yu will be one of 16 handlers and their dogs on Team USA to participate.
    — Gina Grillo, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Drug-sniffing dogs roamed the sand with their handlers and cops patrolled the beaches on four-wheelers.
    — Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 24 Mar. 2023
  • The squadron’s ordnance handlers interpreted it to mean the cable should not be plugged in until the plane was parked on a flight deck.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 9 May 2023
  • Tresp said that a police call handler had spoken to someone in the building who was then shot.
    — Carlo Angerer, NBC News, 9 Mar. 2023
  • The production's weapons handler, Hannah Gutierrez Reed, was the one who loaded the gun, and she also was charged.
    — Harold Maass, The Week, 20 Jan. 2023
  • Gary’s police dogs and their handlers are required to train together at least 16 hours a month.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2023
  • Most ordnance handlers understood that to mean it should not be plugged in until the plane was lined up on the catapult, ready to launch.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 9 May 2023
  • The dog’s task could be to lead the handler to a bench to sit down or lick their hand and nuzzle them until the handler’s blood pressure and anxiety go down.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2023
  • The woman, whom the chief did not name, said her Russian handler had promised the strikes would be precise and would only damage equipment.
    — Dyma Shapoval Daniel Berehulak, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2023
  • The video, which has been viewed 3 million times on TikTok, shows a baggage handler sending a wheelchair crashing down and off of a ramp.
    — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 24 Nov. 2023
  • Even for a very experienced dog handler like the Queen, corgis are not for novice dog owners.
    — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Hopefully a couple of his handlers could straighten him out on this.
    — Letter Writers, Twin Cities, 14 Jan. 2024
  • The burrow was located by Slater, one of the Hawaii detector dogs, and under the guidance of trainer and handler Michelle Reynolds.
    — Julia Musto, Fox News, 7 Dec. 2022
  • View Photos Not surprisingly, the Turbo is the most aggressive handler of the trio, due in large part to the wider wheels and larger tires.
    — William Jeanes, Car and Driver, 27 June 2023
  • In addition to the dog handler, two other officers — one armed with a gun, the other with a Taser — stand nearby.
    — David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2022
  • Gal and Don are called up from the small time by their handler Teddy (Stephen Moyer), another carryover from the film.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 25 Jan. 2024
  • The older man, as instructed by his handlers, tried to convince his son to return to China.
    — Shayna Jacobs, Washington Post, 20 June 2023

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