He had manipulated the mysteries of the Infinite so long and so exhaustively, that he would have seemed more at home among the mediaeval schoolmen than amidst the working clergy of our own time.
There isn't any rule which says that the shaft shall not look like an inverted nine-pin, nor do any of the accepted authorities require that the club shall be manipulated by the arms.
To his actual surprise, for he did not think it would have been so easy to handle an air craft, the winged machine righted itself as he manipulated the lever and wheel.
Diaz at the wheel, his brother officer manipulated the “bomb” in truly alarming manner.
Sancho manipulated the air craft with one hand while he apparently examined the “bomb” with deep attention.
Sancho with interest while he manipulatedthe various levers and wheels.
Her cherished hopes for the Marchese flaming upwards, the Italian manipulated the golden coils deftly.
An involuntary instrument of torture, the gods had manipulated her to the accompaniment of ironic laughter.
Katrina, conscious of music, descried an individual in very modern blue overalls, who manipulated a phonograph.
We call to mind certain phrases wherein the critic may honestly express satisfaction that a portion of the world's plastic stock of useful knowledge has been skilfully manipulated into a volume.
After the engine has been running normally for a time, the cocks of the water circulation system should be manipulated in order to adjust the supply of water to the work performed by the engine.
In electric igniters the controlling apparatus is generally provided with a regulating device which may be manipulatedduring the operation of the motor.
The Italian government must, therefore, proceed in religious matters with the greatest circumspection, and could not lightly assent to any measure capable of being manipulated to the detriment of the public interest.
Soon afterward he himself became the wielder of the great national gagging-machine, and in the stringency with which he manipulated it he is said by his own countrymen to have outdone the government of the Third Empire.
Four hands--if hands they could be called--manipulated levers and wheels with infinite delicacy of touch, and with scarcely a splash the immense mass of the Nevian vessel struck the water and glided to a stop within a foot of its exact berth.
His hands, apparently idle in his pockets, manipulated tiny controls; his keen, highly-trained eyes studied every concealed detail of mechanism of the great globe.
Costigan, familiar with the mechanism of the craft from careful study from his prison cell, manipulated the controls.
Going up to a blank wall, he manipulated an almost invisible dial set flush with its surface, swung a heavy door aside, and lifted out the Standish--a fearsome weapon.
We could see plainly the movements of the hand, arm, and fingers, as it manipulated the strings of the instrument.
People said that telegraphic work was too hard for her, because her cheeks were losing the fresh bloom that she had brought from the west of Ireland, and the fingers with which she manipulated the keys so deftly were growing very thin.
Through it Aspel could look--over the heads of the public--and see the officials inside dragging away great baskets full of letters to be manipulated in the mysterious realms inside.
The line rove through the block was the "whip," which was to be manipulated by those on shore.
The old method of making wire was upon the anvil, by means of the hammer; and those who manipulatedin this art were termed wiresmiths at that period.
He seized every slightest advantage, manipulated it dauntlessly, and expanded it incredibly.
Were the taut, skinny piano wires that manipulated the steering-gear and the plane durable?
Then he manipulated the light, placed a big easel in proper position, fumbled among the canvases that made the room smaller, secured one and placed it before us.
Sumptuous in colouring, its rhythmic movement is pompous, its tone hieratic; and he so manipulated it that it was a perfect medium to depict the Paris of his time.
Any healthy horse--any horse with normal sensation and with a normally flexible back--will cause it to sink when manipulated in this way.
I found the broken lid of a box that split up like tinder, and Peggy brought me an old newspaper, and then I stood by while Mr. Hamilton skilfully manipulated the miserable fire.
I stood by, rather nervously, as Chatty manipulated the intricate fastenings.
Mr. Hamilton gave vent to a suppressed exclamation of impatience as he seized the poker, but I could not but notice the skilful and almost noiseless manner in which he manipulated the coals.
The girl swiftly manipulated the machinery that sent the Golden Butterfly on an upward course.
He manipulated the necessary levers, but before many minutes it became apparent that, if urged at that rate, the Silver Cobweb would never reach Sandy Beach without a break-down.
You will readily perceive, however, that my part in carrying them into effect must bemanipulated with caution.
Skilful hands folded cartridges and manipulated the bullet-mould in the light and heat of the kitchen fire--even the slender fingers of the mistress shared in this significant task.
While his mate manipulated the glasses Jack coached him word by word, until Perk finally uttered a cry of triumph.
The law for jurors is construed by the judges to apply equally to men and women, but thus far it has been so manipulated that no women have been drawn for service.
When she manipulated either man, woman, or child, some nausea, pain, or disease was forthwith engendered in the subject of her operations.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "manipulated" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
