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
PC Marsden said he realised a change in plan was needed so decided to attempt to handcuff Mr Amaaz, the man wearing the light blue tracksuit in the footage.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2025
He automatically held a wrist out to each, wondering for a moment if they wanted to handcuff him.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
He took the extra time to brush his teeth and comb his hair, before putting on his blue jumpsuit and getting ushered into a van in handcuffs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
On the first day of the hearing, which is scheduled to last all week, Robinson appeared in court in handcuffs, wearing a gray suit and a dark tie.
From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026
Mangione, wearing a dark blue suit, white button-up shirt and handcuffs, sat silently at the defense table during the 20-minute hearing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
The TikTok reel shared on Monday depicts border agents placing people in handcuffs, with Grande's 2024 hit Bye as a soundtrack.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 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
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
Chadwick, the Cox Automotive consultant, said, “Consumers are really handcuffed to their current vehicles and they have no choice sometimes but to repair their vehicle.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
The chief constable of Hampshire police has apologised to the family of Henry Nowak for the student being handcuffed and arrested as he lay dying.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
He is handcuffed to a U-bolt put in the bench for that purpose.
From "Monster" by Walter Dean Myers
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
Police can be seen handcuffing demonstrators in another video.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 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
