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handcuff

[hand-kuhf] / ˈhændˌkʌf /




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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

Garcia repeatedly tells the officers his stomach is hurting while they try to handcuff him.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 22, 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

I hear the other handcuff click onto something metal.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

The department made the announcement on Instagram with a photo of the suspect in handcuffs with two officers standing nearby.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

Backing down from his promise made him look foolish, and if he hadn’t, he might have been the one to end up in handcuffs.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 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

“Why y’all got my man in handcuffs? What did he do?”

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore

They were handcuffed again and taken to the Whipple Federal Building.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

In court on Monday, the pair wore light brown prison uniforms and were handcuffed and shackled at the waist and ankles.

From BBC Jul. 20, 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

Additional officers stand over three other handcuffed men.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

“I figured you came here handcuffed in the back of a panda car; the least we can do is leave in style.”

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

Videos on social media showed federal authorities in Charlotte handcuffing people and leading them into cars.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 16, 2025

After a brief conversation, an officer is seen on video handcuffing one of the men.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 20, 2025

Videos of Ms Ozturk's arrest in March, showing masked plain-clothes officers handcuffing her and taking her into an unmarked car after a Ramadan celebration, sparked nation-wide protests.

From BBC May 9, 2025

I suspect that we will soon see the Incredible Hulk handcuffing someone.

From Salon Feb. 24, 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




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