- present tense form of handcuff (3rd person singular).
handcuffs
Example Sentences
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All four hugged O'Lali in the dock after their sentences were passed and before O'Lali was placed in handcuffs.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
“Please don’t do this to me,” Bakker said before he was led away in handcuffs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
The latest stain on the game's reputation is a result of pictures of fast bowler Brydon Carse in handcuffs and surrounded by police officers outside a nightspot in Derby.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
Video taken after Jando’s arrest shows him being escorted in handcuffs by a squad of Mexican commandos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
A second later she had unlocked the handcuffs and lowered them silently to the ground.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
