handler

Example Sentences

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"Really scared" Pearl unlocked her mum's phone, dialled 999 and told call handler Gen Hinds: "She's lying on the sofa… she's not awake. Her eyes keep on opening and closing."

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

They also gave tribute to co-stars David Doyle, who played the Angels’ handler John Bosley, and John Forsythe, who voiced the unseen Charlie.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

A police dog and its handler searched marshland near to London Road and found a man who tried to run away but was stopped by the canine.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Before her arrest, Reid had hoped to fly to Alaska to be a dog handler in this month’s Iditarod race.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

After their long rest, my dogs were wild to be on the trail—so wild that the handler tied his sled to mine to hold them back.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell