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
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
I know Chase Young can manhandle a blocking sled.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 27, 2021
This seemed a very long time to Julius, who used the interval to dismiss the four slaves who were now needed to manhandle the large cage containing the full-grown tiger.
From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks
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
And for crucial stretches of the game, including during a 13-1 run that turned a deficit into an insurmountable lead, backup center Mitchell Robinson manhandled the wispier Wembanyama.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025
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 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
Almighty skating and sleight-of-hand playmaking can, in an instant, give way to manhandling opposing players.
From New York Times ● May 3, 2022
If Arkansas were to lead by 26 points after three quarters and rush for a staggering 333 yards in a 40-21 manhandling, that might ladle on further appeal for some.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 12, 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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