manhandle

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

As long as he's not too tight at the weight then I think he can bully and manhandle Smith, being the naturally bigger guy.

From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2023

His lead was one shot over Will Zalatoris and Tom Hoge, but his start echoed to yesteryear, when he would zoom from the gate and manhandle majors as he won the 2011 U.S.

From Washington Post ● May 19, 2022

He’s physical enough to get up in guys, even if they’re bigger receivers, and manhandle those guys.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 7, 2022

He’d manhandle one of the beleaguered cats up onto the keyboard and coax it with a scrap of ham to walk back and forth.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

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

But their hope for endless playmates goes wrong when they get manhandled by toddlers and held hostage by Lotso, leading to a climactic escape from an incinerator.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 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

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

After getting manhandled by two opponents from the Mountain West Conference, UCLA’s offensive line largely held up against a Penn State defense that was supposed to be the Nittany Lions’ strength.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2025

She'd eaten this woman's food and manhandled her son—she was in no position to argue.

From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell

“We’ll be here till tomorrow dealing with this blaze,” said Major Issa Hamdoun, a civil defense commander, as he watched his men manhandling the fire hose into the wreckage of the building.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026

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

From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2025

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