How to Use handbook in a Sentence

handbook

noun
  • There is no damn a--, f---ing handbook for it, that’s for sure.
    — Tracy Wright, Fox News, 10 Feb. 2025
  • Nevaeh had pulled a bait-and-switch straight out of the teenage handbook.
    — Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 1 June 2023
  • Because that is what is in the handbook.
    — CBS News, 18 Jan. 2026
  • There's no handbook for how to handle that.
    — Gillian Telling, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Totten is quick to point out that not all bills were based on the handbook.
    — USA Today, 20 June 2019
  • In the big scheme of things, the district says the handbook doesn’t change much.
    — Elaine Ayala, San Antonio Express-News, 18 Mar. 2018
  • There’s no handbook on how to move forward from a moment like this one.
    — Scott Kushner, NOLA.com, 26 Aug. 2020
  • The handbook has found champions even in some deep-red states.
    — USA Today, 20 June 2019
  • That's why this classic handbook is a great gift for knitters.
    — Jamie Ballard, Woman's Day, 8 Nov. 2022
  • Brazel said she’d never been shown the handbook or asked to sign anything like it.
    — Arika Herron, The Indianapolis Star, 6 July 2020
  • Arms said that there's no handbook for making the courts because of how few there are.
    — Ben Schultz, Journal Sentinel, 1 July 2022
  • And then gave an answer straight out of the Jay Wright handbook.
    — Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 7 Nov. 2022
  • There's no handbook on how to be the perfect man or perfect husband.
    — Natasha Dye, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
  • There’s no handbook on how to be the perfect man or perfect husband.
    — Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 13 Mar. 2025
  • The practice will become part of the student handbook in the fall.
    — Sarah Freishtat, Aurora Beacon-News, 25 May 2017
  • Strong gave the Big Ten ten days to turn over the handbook and vote tally.
    — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 3 Sep. 2020
  • There's no universal handbook for buyers who want to stay on the right side of ethics.
    — Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 9 Mar. 2026
  • The rule is written in the student handbook but rarely enforced.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2024
  • The volume comes in soft cover, stocked like a trusty handbook with how-to pictures.
    — Kate Krader, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2021
  • The umpire may sit in the high chair, but the players do not feel the full force of the handbook on the ground.
    — Tim Ellis, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
  • 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
  • Hatfield hopes the handbook will serve as a guide in a time of crisis for such families.
    — Deborah Yetter, The Courier-Journal, 16 Oct. 2020
  • What is the Hot List if not a handbook for giving the gift of travel?
    — Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2024
  • The mantra is featured in the gym's handbook and in their company logo.
    — Jared Boyd, AL.com, 1 Feb. 2018
  • This is a handbook on igniting public joy.
    — Holly Corbett, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
  • The full handbook was also shared in the press release from her legal counsel.
    — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Many schools provide hard copies of the handbook to students at the beginning of the school year.
    — Lisa Linnell-Olsen, Parents, 10 July 2024
  • Haim are no strangers to flipping the script in the music industry handbook.
    — Aly Comingore, EW.com, 1 Apr. 2020
  • Vacheron Constantin is taking a page out of the auto world’s handbook.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 13 Jan. 2026
  • That one line says more about age inclusion than most corporate handbooks.
    — Shelley Zalis, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025

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