handcuff

Example Sentences

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These steps wouldn’t handcuff discretion; it would discipline it.

From Barron's • Dec. 10, 2025

The footage doesn’t show him being arrested, but two witnesses told the outlet that they saw agents handcuff Ventura Aguilar and place him in a van.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2025

“Figure out specifically how much money you can afford to spend on a monthly basis — which can handcuff you, in a way, of not going on a free-for-all spending spree,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 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

They surround us, but don't handcuff us, and walk us to the elevator bank.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth