manhandle
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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
Are they why he explodes out of his stance to manhandle defenders in the run game?
From Washington Post ● Apr. 13, 2023
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
“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
He sits up and reads from his phone, ‘“Vancouver, Washington, police manhandle black teen at house party.’”
From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson
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
But their hope for endless playmates goes wrong when they get manhandled by toddlers and held hostage by Lotso, leading to a climactic escape from an incinerator.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 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
It became a protest story when federal immigration officers took the mayor of New Jersey's largest city into custody and manhandled three members of Congress in the process.
From Salon ● May 13, 2025
He was too quick to take off and run, perhaps understandably given how his offensive line was being manhandled.
From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2025
Sookie manhandled his burger and ripped off about an eighth of a pound like a bear.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
"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
The Bulldogs had their strongest support of the season after manhandling Tennessee in a 1-2 matchup on Saturday.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 6, 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
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