manhandle

Example Sentences

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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

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