- present tense form of shackle (3rd person singular).
shackles
Example Sentences
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"Whether they are girls or boys, I hope they can break free from the shackles of gender and do what they truly want to do."
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
In response to questions from ProPublica, a DHS spokesperson said in a statement that despite the shackles, Garcia Venegas was “NOT detained.”
From Salon ● May 24, 2026
However, Allen, who is attempting to become the first player from Northern Ireland to reach the final since Dennis Taylor in 1985, showed he had also thrown off the shackles of negativity.
From BBC ● May 2, 2026
Eventually, science slipped the shackles of heresy and astronomers revolutionized our understanding of Earth’s place in the cosmos.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
Meanwhile, Chess’s mother—his real mother, the only one he had in either world—was in handcuffs and shackles.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
