manhandling

Example Sentences

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The manhandling of California’s senior senator was filmed by a staffer and broadcast around the world, provoking searing and widespread condemnation.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2025

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

From Salon • Jun. 12, 2025

Almighty skating and sleight-of-hand playmaking can, in an instant, give way to manhandling opposing players.

From New York Times • May 3, 2022

The incident, which was captured in video footage and shared on social media, showed Whitty struggling to get away from the pair, who appeared to be manhandling him while trying to take a selfie.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 2, 2021

He held the furious boy away, but he was frightened of what the consequences might be of defying a direct order from the son of a senator, let alone manhandling him.

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks