manhandle

Example Sentences

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And to think, it was just last weekend that they manhandled the playoff-bound Cleveland Cavaliers and had etched a path out of the play-in tournament.

From Los Angeles Times

Oxfordshire County Council said some workers in the county had been "confronted with a knife, racially abused, physically manhandled and even threatened with shooting".

From BBC

It contrasted with how they’d manhandled the mighty Canucks two nights prior.

From Seattle Times

“Entitled, soft teams get beat and we got thoroughly manhandled.”

From Seattle Times

His resilience goes further than bouncing back from being manhandled by comedians.

From Salon