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

It was now left to Ian to manhandle the larger section of the stone into the boot of the car.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2022

One effect of Title IX as it approaches its 50th anniversary is this: It created not just stronger women but ones who know a muscle-bound court ruling that might manhandle them when they see it.

From Washington Post ● May 13, 2022

BYU was a 19 ½-point favorite and was expected to manhandle the Eagles.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 20, 2021

Then he unhitched his horse from the rocks and let it graze while he began to manhandle the first of the granite blocks into the trench he had already dug to receive it.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

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

Suddenly they were confronted by security guards and New Orleans police and manhandled out of the hall.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 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

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

Some of the chains listed were victims of other economic factors, such as competition, or financial manhandling by their private equity owners.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2024

Arizona avoided a letdown to close out its nonconference schedule, manhandling the Bears to put Lloyd in the record books.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 22, 2022

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

From New York Times ● May 3, 2022

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