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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The Thunder are the kings of the Western Conference after manhandling the Minnesota Timberwolves, 124-94, in Game 5 of the conference finals on Wednesday night.
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 29 May 2025
Too little, too late, my friend — but at least June looks surprised/appreciative as Lydia is manhandled into a noose of her own.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 20 May 2025
Almost as many French citizens, having seen the way Trump and his vice president, JD Vance, manhandled Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office, are afraid that Russia’s war against Ukraine will spill over beyond Ukraine’s borders, perhaps even into France itself.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2025
As a team, the Celtics shot 4-for-20 from deep and were manhandled on the boards, with New York owning a 32-18 rebounding edge at halftime.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 17 May 2025
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 29 May 2025
Too little, too late, my friend — but at least June looks surprised/appreciative as Lydia is manhandled into a noose of her own.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 20 May 2025
Almost as many French citizens, having seen the way Trump and his vice president, JD Vance, manhandled Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office, are afraid that Russia’s war against Ukraine will spill over beyond Ukraine’s borders, perhaps even into France itself.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2025
As a team, the Celtics shot 4-for-20 from deep and were manhandled on the boards, with New York owning a 32-18 rebounding edge at halftime.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 17 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for manhandle
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“Manhandle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manhandle. Accessed 10 Jun. 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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