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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San Francisco tackle Williams is 6-foot-5 and 320, and has been manhandling NFL linemen since Hufanga was a boy running around his parents’ farm in Oregon.
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 6 Aug. 2025
At times he’s been manhandled by left tackle Patrick Paul, especially in 1-on-1s.
—Omar Kelly
august 3, Miami Herald, 3 Aug. 2025
He can be physically manhandled when attempting to seal powerful defensive ends and needs to be more assertive with his hands to keep his target engaged as a run blocker.
—Dane Brugler, New York Times, 24 July 2025
So maybe the real culprit is the attempt to manhandle her sensibility into a studio-horror sequel.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 July 2025
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 6 Aug. 2025
At times he’s been manhandled by left tackle Patrick Paul, especially in 1-on-1s.
—Omar Kelly
august 3, Miami Herald, 3 Aug. 2025
He can be physically manhandled when attempting to seal powerful defensive ends and needs to be more assertive with his hands to keep his target engaged as a run blocker.
—Dane Brugler, New York Times, 24 July 2025
So maybe the real culprit is the attempt to manhandle her sensibility into a studio-horror sequel.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 July 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 26 Aug. 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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