manhandle
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“You’re not going to get a long ways trying to manhandle the bike or pedal forcefully,” Acheson said.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 9, 2022
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
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
I know Chase Young can manhandle a blocking sled.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 27, 2021
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
Difficult to have any trust in Jets, who were absolutely manhandled by Arizona, but the Colts don’t have much to offer, either — plus, they’re on the road.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2024
When I touched it, it stuck to me; when I manhandled it, it turned leathery.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
"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
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
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