handcuff
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“This is a family town,” the arresting officer tells jeering onlookers as he and the two others handcuff Gamble.
From Slate ● May 4, 2026
Asked about the raid and agents’ conduct, DHS said, “ICE does not zip tie or handcuff children.”
From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2026
These steps wouldn’t handcuff discretion; it would discipline it.
From Barron's ● Dec. 10, 2025
It seems to have created one of those magician's tricks where they handcuff themselves behind their backs in a locked box - only they lack the escape skills of a Houdini or Blaine.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2025
We change bandages, handcuff Peeta back to his support, and settle down to sleep.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
Don’t doubt the sincerity of his desire to see Mr. Netanyahu in handcuffs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
"I didn't destroy or break or peel anything. By the time I realized what was going on, I was being put in handcuffs."
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
Professional investment advisers have to wear handcuffs when they manage clients’ money.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 26, 2026
He did not react as his sentence was delivered, staring straight ahead before being led away in handcuffs.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
"No, I'm ready for this. Where are the handcuffs? Let's just get it over with."
From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi
Javier Ramirez was handcuffed in the back of an unmarked car, bruised and confused, when immigration agents used a word he had never heard before.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
They were handcuffed again and taken to the Whipple Federal Building.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
He imagines himself as a migrant: “I lived outside of Dallas / Rundown shack of a place / I was handcuffed and arrested / It don’t make no sense.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
On January 2 Contreras was handcuffed when he showed up for his immigration hearing, put on a plane and flown to his native Honduras.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
I watched as they handcuffed my father, read him his rights, and put him in the back of the police car.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
The footage showed officers turning him on to his side, handcuffing his hands behind his back and telling him he was under arrest.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
Videos on social media showed federal authorities in Charlotte handcuffing people and leading them into cars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 16, 2025
Officers are shown handcuffing the individuals and loading them into white vans.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2025
One suspect he was handcuffing turned to him and asked, “What’s George C. Scott really like?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2025
The suggestion was firmly rejected, a sergeant informing Mr. Muckle that handcuffing a bunch of middle- school kids wouldn’t be good for the public safety department’s image.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
