manhandle

Example Sentences

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In one case, an instructor manhandled a "recruit."

From Salon

Those "manhandling" the diplomat were Indonesian immigration officials, Nigeria's foreign ministry said in a statement.

From BBC

They should have an entirely different offensive line from the mismatched bunch of backups that was manhandled by the Buccaneers in a Super Bowl fiasco.

From Seattle Times

Videos shared on social media from the scene showed Cuban security forces manhandling protesters.

From Washington Post

The police put him under house arrest temporarily so that he could not go to meet the demonstrators, he said, and they manhandled him when he tried to leave.

From New York Times