Example Sentences

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On Friday, Syed Wajid Ali Shah Gillani, president of the Islamabad High Court Bar Association, alleged in a video statement that police manhandled the couple before arresting them.

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

After getting manhandled by two opponents from the Mountain West Conference, UCLA’s offensive line largely held up against a Penn State defense that was supposed to be the Nittany Lions’ strength.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2025

They found themselves in the rare position of meeting a genuine chess celebrity, while also being manhandled by him on the board.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 5, 2025

It became a protest story when federal immigration officers took the mayor of New Jersey's largest city into custody and manhandled three members of Congress in the process.

From Salon • May 13, 2025

She'd eaten this woman's food and manhandled her son—she was in no position to argue.

From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell