manhandle
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He’s 6-foot-2, 270 pounds, only.a sophomore and likes to manhandle ballcarriers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
Are they why he explodes out of his stance to manhandle defenders in the run game?
From Washington Post ● Apr. 13, 2023
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
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
“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
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
He was too quick to take off and run, perhaps understandably given how his offensive line was being manhandled.
From BBC ● Feb. 11, 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
"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
Almighty skating and sleight-of-hand playmaking can, in an instant, give way to manhandling opposing players.
From New York Times ● May 3, 2022
As of their manhandling of Ohio State on Nov. 27 and their mauling of Iowa on Saturday in the Big Ten championship game, they seem primed for just about anything.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 5, 2021
Now the builder was hauling the rocks up hundreds of feet and manhandling each rock into place.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
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