- present tense form of handcuff (3rd person singular).
handcuffs
Example Sentences
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Images circulating on social media on Sunday showed Carse in handcuffs and surrounded by police officers while the pace bowler was on a night out in Derby on Saturday.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Following that win, Carse was filmed in handcuffs outside a bar in Derby.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 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
Federal agents were waiting on the tarmac to greet them, handcuffs at the ready.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
I was give the chore of toting the cap’n’s bag that was holting his and Pap’s pistols, extra shells, the cap’n’s wallet, and a light set of handcuffs, jus’ in case.
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
