How to Use manhandle in a Sentence

manhandle

verb
Definition of manhandlenext
Synonyms for manhandlenext
  • Then the Chiefs manhandled the Vikings in the Super Bowl the next year.
    — Barry Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2019
  • On the flip side, Ben Davis manhandled Avon 52-20 in the second week of the season.
    — Kyle Neddenriep, Indianapolis Star, 10 Oct. 2017
  • The Colts have a fine offensive line, but the defense was manhandled.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2019
  • The Chiefs were manhandled up front by the Colts, who ran the ball at will while holding the Kansas City offense to 36 yards rushing.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2019
  • And what about those young black girls who were manhandled by police at a Texas pool party?
    — Dahleen Glanton, chicagotribune.com, 17 Apr. 2018
  • That was one of the few good signs in the 68-65 win over the last-place Bulls, as UConn was manhandled on the boards most of the night by a team that did not have a good rebounding track record.
    — Dom Amore, courant.com, 10 Feb. 2018
  • In the same game, Wanogho helped spring a near 80-yard touchdown by manhandling his assignment.
    — Ellis L. Williams, cleveland, 10 Jan. 2020
  • So very sad to read about the way blind, black student Ebenezer Azamati was manhandled by @OxfordUnion.
    — Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2019
  • The white supremacists may be crazy but not the kind of crazy as to welcome being manhandled by a mob 40 times their size.
    — Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 6 Dec. 2017
  • Skule got manhandled in training camp but fared better of late.
    — Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2019
  • A little less than a month ago, Reservoir manhandled River Hill and picked apart Mann, who took the loss in an 8-1 defeat.
    — Howard County Times, 17 May 2017
  • That should be a lesson running through this franchise from a decade ago to last week’s manhandling in Cleveland.
    — sun-sentinel.com, 30 Nov. 2019
  • The Frogs advanced by manhandling Lamar inside, outscoring the Cardinals 40-8 in the paint.
    — John Henry, star-telegram, 16 Mar. 2018
  • Where the whole thing is a contraption to be bent to your will, to be cajoled and manhandled into doing your bidding.
    — Davey G. Johnson, Car and Driver, 3 Oct. 2017
  • A chance encounter with a serving woman being manhandled by a pair of rogues sets him off on his road trip to London.
    — Kerry Reid, chicagotribune.com, 7 June 2017
  • Their lone loss was to Springfield, whom Moeller manhandled 65-44 Wednesday.
    — Scott Springer, Cincinnati.com, 14 Mar. 2018
  • The first two were over the weakling Giants and Redskins, but manhandling the contending Raiders should make folks take notice.
    — Barry Wilner, chicagotribune.com, 25 Nov. 2019
  • The 49ers manhandled Green Bay in every way imaginable, led by the unstoppable Raheem Mostert, the fastest surfer on earth.
    — Al Saracevic, SFChronicle.com, 20 Jan. 2020
  • The way they were manhandled last week at home should give bettors pause, especially if the line goes over seven.
    — Joe Williams, USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire, 16 Sep. 2019
  • The Jaguars were whistled for a number of false start penalties, but did not get routinely manhandled by the defensive line as has been the case for much of camp.
    — Creg Stephenson, AL.com, 11 Aug. 2017
  • But Covenant wants to roughly manhandle those heady topics.
    — Vanityfair.com, VanityFair.com, 15 May 2017
  • Lewandowski was fired from the Trump campaign after manhandling a reporter in 2016.
    — Jeet Heer, The New Republic, 20 June 2018
  • Garrett also hasn't starting talking big yet to Thomas, who's manhandled the NFL's best pass rushers for 10 years.
    — Scott Patsko, cleveland.com, 27 July 2017
  • The Patriots not only lost, but they were manhandled by the physical Ravens.
    — oregonlive, 17 Nov. 2019
  • Nothing to see here, other than the game’s No. 1 goal scorer getting manhandled by the game’s premier bully.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 24 Dec. 2019
  • The Falcons had a lot of questions to answer after they were manhandled by Minnesota last week.
    — Mitch Goldich, SI.com, 16 Sep. 2019
  • They were basically manhandled in every area of the game.
    — Keith Pompey, Philly.com, 22 Oct. 2017
  • The team showed no ill-effects from being off for more than two weeks due to Hurricane Irma in manhandling the Terrapins.
    — Marc Narducci, Philly.com, 27 Sep. 2017
  • The Talibs chide, insult and, in one instance, manhandle Nash’at’s camera.
    — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Aug. 2023
  • They were being manhandled on offense and embarrassed on defense.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2024

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