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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

The Huskies needed their wide receivers to manhandle Michigan’s defensive backs, and running back Dillon Johnson to deliver despite an array of injuries.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 8, 2024

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

Kermit’s boots had been rotting off his feet from all the time he spent wading in the river trying to manhandle the canoes.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple

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

Suddenly they were confronted by security guards and New Orleans police and manhandled out of the hall.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 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

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

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

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