manhandle

Example Sentences

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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

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

He’s physical enough to get up in guys, even if they’re bigger receivers, and manhandle those guys.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 7, 2022

I know Chase Young can manhandle a blocking sled.

From Washington Times • Sep. 27, 2021

Then he unhitched his horse from the rocks and let it graze while he began to manhandle the first of the granite blocks into the trench he had already dug to receive it.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman