How to Use manage in a Sentence

manage

1 of 2 verb
Definition of managenext
Synonyms for managenext
  • 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.
  • Some were lost, but Evans managed to find the envelopes.
    — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 8 Feb. 2024
  • At this time, Chen began to manage Robinson on projects for the home.
    — Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 12 Nov. 2023
  • Most managed to swim the half mile to shore, some pushing their children on makeshift bamboo rafts.
    — Adam Goodheart, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Sep. 2023
  • And how will new coach Trent Bray manage the preparation?
    — Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Dec. 2023
  • The rain show is a prime example of how Swift has managed to not only maintain her fan base, but grow it over the years.
    — Shannon Larson, BostonGlobe.com, 17 May 2023
  • The Bow, New Hampshire, resident said he was carried about 500 feet but managed to stay on top of the debris.
    — Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2023
  • The homers marked the second time this season that Judge has managed to hit three balls over the outfield wall this season — which set a Yankees record.
    — Chantz Martin, Fox News, 23 Sep. 2023
  • Lafayette managed just 101 total yards, including minus-6 on the ground.
    — Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 19 Aug. 2023
  • His wife and children often go on the road with him and help manage his social media accounts.
    — Gabriella Abdul-Hakim, ABC News, 27 July 2023
  • Special nod to drummer Scott Asheton who somehow manages to make these rock song swing.
    — Liza Lentini, SPIN, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Its straight tube of a noodle is a faint buttercup yellow, and the slight sheen suggests a decent amount of sauce has managed to cling on.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 5 Oct. 2023
  • The high borrowing costs — and how households manage them — pose some risk to the broader economy.
    — Claire Ballentine, Fortune, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Mortimer Jordan scored TDs in the third and fourth quarter while Springville (1-1) managed a score in the final period.
    — al, 1 Sep. 2023
  • During a hike in a state national park where the terrain was uneven and bumpy, the grooved outsole still managed to have a good grip on the ground to make the journey smoother.
    — Maverick Li, menshealth.com, 10 June 2023
  • Monarch manages about $11 billion in assets with offices in New York and London.
    — Mitchell Parton, Dallas News, 14 May 2023
  • At times, the co-writers manage to charm some of the audiences their jokes seemingly aren’t designed for.
    — Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 May 2023
  • As northern China’s largest freshwater body, the lake serves a key role in the web of rivers and reservoirs that manage water – and flooding – in the region.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Walmart's shares rose 0.5%, just managing to finish at an all-time high.
    — WSJ, 28 July 2023
  • One man, 22-year-old Connor R. Ernst, died in the collapse, authorities said, while the rest of the crew managed to escape with some injuries.
    — Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Their calamitous close to the first half featured something even more bizarre than the Clippers managing just one field goal in the last seven minutes.
    — Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2023
  • Fallon’s Gibb even managed to throw in a reference about the 2023 black comedy Saltuburn.
    — Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 28 Jan. 2024
  • For the last decade, even after the indictment, Emerald has managed to successfully avoid the press.
    — Joseph Bien-Kahn, Rolling Stone, 11 June 2023
  • These changes are usually temporary, can be managed, and won't harm the baby.
    — Caroline Silver, Parents, 19 Oct. 2023
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manage

2 of 2 noun
  • How in the world did this or any film manage not to polarize the nation on sight?
    — Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al, 6 Feb. 2020
  • Will the pair manage to organize the ideal nuptials against the odds?
    — Amy MacKelden, ELLE, 23 Nov. 2022
  • 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
  • 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
  • But how did the two manage to survive and thrive in Hollywood?
    — Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY, 13 Oct. 2021
  • How does the Archimedes screw manage to move water uphill?
    — Ben Finio, Scientific American, 11 July 2019
  • 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
  • Senators, the aide said, don’t want him to micro-manage.
    — Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2018
  • And the feats their limbs manage are anything but pedestrian.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2021
  • 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
  • For the most part, Peter Pan Goes Wrong manages by keeping the action moving.
    — Vulture, 19 Apr. 2023
  • 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
  • Through it all, their teams have manage to stay unbeaten.
    — Erick Smith, USA TODAY, 29 Sep. 2017
  • 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
  • The jokes in Glover's script manage to both cut and heighten the tension on the way to a shockingly violent and sad ending.
    — Darren Franich, EW.com, 22 Mar. 2022
  • 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
  • Jon Robinson, who was a college scout for the Patriots, is now the general manage of the Titans.
    — Daniel Rapaport, SI.com, 13 Mar. 2018
  • 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
  • The Clippers did not have superstar Kawhi Leonard available as the team continues to load manage for his right knee.
    — Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press, 27 Dec. 2022
  • 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
  • The slim fit manages to make these cargo pants look tapered and elevated as well.
    — Maverick Li, Men's Health, 28 July 2023
  • The city and Huntley executed an agreement in February to have the firm manage events through Dec. 31.
    — David Anderson, The Aegis, 11 July 2018
  • That property, the Westminster Hotel, is believed to be the only hotel that the Trumps manage but do not brand.
    — Ben Protess, Steve Eder and Jesse Drucker, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2018
  • How, then, did the British elite manage that first sustained extension in average life span?
    — New York Times, 27 Apr. 2021
  • The operators named in the suit manage: Atria Chandler Villas.
    — Maria Polletta, azcentral, 4 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
  • So how exactly does a top-of-the-line workout sneaker manage to become even better?
    — Tyler Watamanuk, GQ, 18 Dec. 2017
  • This wasn’t by accident, as Kyle, 31, is an architect and owner of a design-build-manage firm called Blue Earth Projects.
    — Cynthia Billhartz Gregorian, kansascity, 14 July 2017
  • Mbappe's quotes may lend themselves to one day playing under Zidane but, for now, the duo will be kept apart unless Real manage to lure him to Spain next June.
    — SI.com, 27 Dec. 2017

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