manhandle
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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
As long as he's not too tight at the weight then I think he can bully and manhandle Smith, being the naturally bigger guy.
From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2023
I know Chase Young can manhandle a blocking sled.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 27, 2021
The bell rang, Lynch reached out to shake Belair’s hand, and when Belair did, Lynch hit with a clothesline and a manhandle slam and pinned her, 1-2-3.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2021
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
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
The Yankees mauled and mashed and manhandled the Dodgers in Game 4 of the World Series on Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium, staving off a sweep with an 11-4 victory.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2024
She'd eaten this woman's food and manhandled her son—she was in no position to argue.
From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell
The manhandling of California’s senior senator was filmed by a staffer and broadcast around the world, provoking searing and widespread condemnation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2025
"I just saw something that sickened my stomach," Schumer said, "the manhandling of a United States Senator."
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2025
Almighty skating and sleight-of-hand playmaking can, in an instant, give way to manhandling opposing players.
From New York Times ● May 3, 2022
The Buccaneers were manhandling the Bills, just as the Patriots did in beating them while throwing only three passes.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 13, 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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