manhandling

Example Sentences

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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

As of their manhandling of Ohio State on Nov. 27 and their mauling of Iowa on Saturday in the Big Ten championship game, they seem primed for just about anything.

From Washington Post • Dec. 5, 2021

Now the builder was hauling the rocks up hundreds of feet and manhandling each rock into place.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman