fetter
Example Sentences
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“We seek a new revolution,” he said, “not less important, perhaps, in its consequences than that of 1776—a revolution in letters; a shaking off of the fetters of the mind.”
And which, to maintain “fetters on the limbs of the blacks” proposes “to padlock the lips of the whites.”
From Salon
In lengthy posts on Chinese chat application WeChat, the art gallery expounds at length on the beauty rendered by North Korean artists because they are free from the fetters of the “market economy.”
From Seattle Times
"I just couldn't break away from the fetters."
From Reuters
She meets a ragtag group of compatriots who offer what aid they can as she navigates carnival prisons, fiery foes and the confusing fetters of the human form.
From Salon
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