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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

A flower seller, asked about the tourist trade, irritably mimed how some outsiders would manhandle his delicate blooms — brilliant purple irises and Van Gogh-worthy sunflowers — and then walk away without buying anything.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2024

Are they why he explodes out of his stance to manhandle defenders in the run game?

From Washington Post ● Apr. 13, 2023

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

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

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

They found themselves in the rare position of meeting a genuine chess celebrity, while also being manhandled by him on the board.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2025

USC suffered through one of those difficult experiences, getting manhandled by national championship contender Oregon State for the second day in a row in the Corvallis Regional final.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2025

He was manhandled by Saracens' back row last weekend, but still emerged victorious.

From BBC ● May 24, 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

The Bulldogs had their strongest support of the season after manhandling Tennessee in a 1-2 matchup on Saturday.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 6, 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

Now the builder was hauling the rocks up hundreds of feet and manhandling each rock into place.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman