How to Use manage in a Sentence

manage

1 of 2 verb
  • There's enough food if we manage it well.
  • The business is managed by the owner's daughter.
  • He manages his own finances.
  • When she managed the department, we never missed a deadline.
  • We need to do a better job of managing our natural resources.
  • The company is badly managed.
  • He is skillful in managing horses.
  • But who among us manages to avoid that?
    — Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
  • The team managed to hold off a late surge.
    — Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
  • Worse yet, both states still manage to sneak up on her.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The woman managed to break away from him and fled.
    — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 13 June 2026
  • The woman managed to break away from him and fled.
    — Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 14 June 2026
  • Rosenior did not manage a fifth of that.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The wild-bird reservoir is the part no one can manage away.
    — John Drake, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
  • The last two days, the wind is switched at times, so that will be tricky to manage.
    — Bob Buttitta, Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026
  • The duvet managed to be crisp and cool but fluffy at the same time.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 May 2026
  • Bench coach Ryan Goins will manage the games.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Nuts and tart cherries manage both.
    — Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 19 Apr. 2026
  • The duo still own the bar, while Kate Hall manages.
    — Jenna Thompson april 26, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Saba is a hidden gem that has managed to steer away from tourism.
    — James Barrett, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2026
  • But people managed to hold small pickets in a few cities.
    — ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Kansas City managed just four hits and one walk against him.
    — Jaylon Thompson may 30, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2026
  • The ump had to manage the Giants.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 21 June 2026
  • And the heat is a lot easier to manage.
    — Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 31 May 2026
  • Out of his rhythm, Edmonds managed just five points.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Mar. 2026
  • There were games and giveaways for those who managed to get tickets.
    — Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Humans have managed the tides of change far better.
    — Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Pulisic took last summer off, with an eye on managing his body for the big year ahead.
    — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 14 June 2026
  • Cox was hired to manage the Braves in 1977.
    — Mark Bradley For The Ajc, AJC.com, 9 May 2026
  • His ability to manage a game and play a ton of minutes.
    — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 14 Jan. 2026

manage

2 of 2 noun
  • How in the world did this or any film manage not to polarize the nation on sight?
    — Ben Flanagan | [email protected], al, 6 Feb. 2020
  • And the feats their limbs manage are anything but pedestrian.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2021
  • Many brands take this path, but few manage to overcome the challenges and achieve results.
    — Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025
  • But how did the two manage to survive and thrive in Hollywood?
    — Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY, 13 Oct. 2021
  • Will the pair manage to organize the ideal nuptials against the odds?
    — Amy MacKelden, ELLE, 23 Nov. 2022
  • So, how did Hoot manage to win despite barely squeaking through the first round?
    — Emily Yahr, Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2019
  • Roughly half survive five years and only about a third manage to make 10 years.
    — Nick Chandi, Forbes, 28 June 2022
  • The slim fit manages to make these cargo pants look tapered and elevated as well.
    — Maverick Li, Men's Health, 28 July 2023
  • How will this unlikely duo manage — manage the game of golf, both on the course and off it, and manage to get along?
    — John Branch, New York Times, 12 June 2023
  • One of the key constants in her life — and something that has helped her manage to thrive amongst so much change — are the many loving dogs around her.
    — Mika Brzezinski, NBC News, 1 Dec. 2019
  • How would a team already struggling at 40+ hours per week manage to hit their milestones with eight fewer hours?
    — Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2020
  • How did a microphone manage to stay in production for 60 years?
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • So how exactly does a top-of-the-line workout sneaker manage to become even better?
    — Tyler Watamanuk, GQ, 18 Dec. 2017
  • So how did the person who stole the safe manage to evade the police, the lawyers, the media and the biker gangs, but never see a cent?
    — Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 1 Feb. 2022
  • So how did the cast manage to maintain straight faces during their costars’ hilarious antics?
    — Lydia Price, PEOPLE.com, 3 July 2018
  • Catherine Parsekian manage to inject a few arms, others take notice and get their triceps ready as well.
    — USA Today, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Randall turns 27 at the end of August and hits free agency at exactly the right time. Unless the Browns manage to hammer out an extension before then.
    — Dan Labbe, cleveland.com, 24 July 2019
  • Not all coaching hires are going to be instant success stories, but some manage to find lightning in the bottle.
    — Matt Murschel, orlandosentinel.com, 31 Oct. 2019
  • How did the Kenyan Supreme Court manage to do what no other court in Africa has ever done?
    — Ken Opalo, Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2017
  • Their grandeur and immensity manage to surprise us even in an age when humans are building larger and larger things.
    — Jessica Camille Aguirre, New Yorker, 2 May 2026
  • The protester in white manages to flee, bounding up a nearby stairway, and the officer and a colleague pin the two in black to the ground.
    — Alice Fung, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Nov. 2019
  • Tatum and Brown don’t load manage and Tatum spoke to summer campers last month about the importance of playing in every game.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2023
  • The jokes in Glover's script manage to both cut and heighten the tension on the way to a shockingly violent and sad ending.
    — EW.com, 10 June 2024
  • The trend of arming employees with robust, timely data and feedback to self-manage is growing.
    — Alexander Kvamme, Forbes, 5 May 2022
  • Of those nine, five titles return to at least one roster, and her most recent full-length manages to bounce back onto a handful of rankings at the same time.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • No matter how much time passes, the clothes worn on the show manage to stay relevant to how New York women dress today.
    — Lauren Alexis Fisher, Harper's BAZAAR, 10 Sep. 2014
  • Folklore doesn’t make it to a new landmark figure, but the Grammy-winning full-length manages to stand out nonetheless.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
  • For the most part, Peter Pan Goes Wrong manages by keeping the action moving.
    — Vulture, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Or that a medium-level AI that should be found within high-impact manages to slip out and avoid the high-level restrictions.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Spanning 9,742 square feet over three floors, the loft-like spread manages to feel both monumental and welcoming.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2025

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