manhandle
verb
man·han·dle
ˈman-ˌhan-dᵊl 
manhandled; manhandling; manhandles
1
: to handle roughly
2
: to move or manage by human force
manhandled the posts into place
Examples of manhandle in a Sentence
They manhandled the heavy boxes onto the truck.
She manhandled the posts into place.
He was manhandling the boy.
He says he was manhandled by the police.
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Other officers and prison staff are recorded smiling and joking with each other as Brooks is being manhandled.
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2025
As the last at-large team in the field, the discourse over College Football Playoff blowouts and selection committee decisions turned to SMU, one day after Indiana was manhandled by Notre Dame.
—Chris Vannini, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
The New York Giants were manhandled by the Detroit Lions in their first joint practice last summer.
—Dan Duggan, The Athletic, 5 Aug. 2024
Yet Ait-Nouri gave Cutler and Bentley the slip in an attempt to confront Burns again, only for Dawson to grab him and manhandle him away.
—Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2025
As the last at-large team in the field, the discourse over College Football Playoff blowouts and selection committee decisions turned to SMU, one day after Indiana was manhandled by Notre Dame.
—Chris Vannini, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
The New York Giants were manhandled by the Detroit Lions in their first joint practice last summer.
—Dan Duggan, The Athletic, 5 Aug. 2024
Yet Ait-Nouri gave Cutler and Bentley the slip in an attempt to confront Burns again, only for Dawson to grab him and manhandle him away.
—Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
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“Manhandle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manhandle. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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manhandle
verb
man·han·dle
ˈman-ˌhan-dᵊl
1
: to handle roughly
2
: to move or manage by human force
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