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Defenders manhandle Ohio State’s Jeremiah Smith on every down to stop him from reaching the ball.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

A flower seller, asked about the tourist trade, irritably mimed how some outsiders would manhandle his delicate blooms — brilliant purple irises and Van Gogh-worthy sunflowers — and then walk away without buying anything.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2024

Are they why he explodes out of his stance to manhandle defenders in the run game?

From Washington Post ● Apr. 13, 2023

“You’re not going to get a long ways trying to manhandle the bike or pedal forcefully,” Acheson said.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 9, 2022

“Your mama sure makes a fine gingersnap. My mama always says she was born to manhandle a cast iron skillet but your mama was blessed with the lighter touch of a baker.”

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool

At 6 feet 9 and 330 pounds, he manhandles players from other schools.

From Washington Post ● May 10, 2016

Eifman manhandles Gershwin’s “Concerto in F” and “I Got Rhythm.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2015

Toibin never manhandles life and would in fact prefer not to leave any fingerprints on its lapels.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2014

In its turn, Oxford manhandles him considerably, de-bagging* him, staging mock parades in his honor to the tune of Ovah Theah.

From Time Magazine Archive

He never forgot how Warner Bros. manhandled his debut feature, “THX 1138” and was driven to muscle “Graffiti” into existence to spite the suits who said he couldn’t.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2026

On Friday, Syed Wajid Ali Shah Gillani, president of the Islamabad High Court Bar Association, alleged in a video statement that police manhandled the couple before arresting them.

From Barron's ● Jan. 24, 2026

And for crucial stretches of the game, including during a 13-1 run that turned a deficit into an insurmountable lead, backup center Mitchell Robinson manhandled the wispier Wembanyama.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025

According to the New York Times, Trump liked Lewandowski for his “feisty instincts and off-color humor” but he ended up reluctantly firing him after he’d manhandled a reporter.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2025

Sookie manhandled his burger and ripped off about an eighth of a pound like a bear.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

"I just saw something that sickened my stomach," Schumer said, "the manhandling of a United States Senator."

From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2025

Blasi, who was on a team that battled the VA more than a decade ago over the same issues in the current case, is more sanguine about Carter’s manhandling of that giant federal bureaucracy.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2024

Virginia had the week’s biggest jump within the poll, followed by No. 4 Texas’ seven-spot climb after manhandling Gonzaga.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 21, 2022

“For as long as I could remember, I’d been manhandling jealous little boys.”

From Washington Post ● May 22, 2022

Now the builder was hauling the rocks up hundreds of feet and manhandling each rock into place.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman