manhandling

Example Sentences

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"I just saw something that sickened my stomach," Schumer said, "the manhandling of a United States Senator."

From Salon • Jun. 12, 2025

Blasi, who was on a team that battled the VA more than a decade ago over the same issues in the current case, is more sanguine about Carter’s manhandling of that giant federal bureaucracy.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 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

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