- present tense form of handcuff (3rd person singular).
handcuffs
Example Sentences
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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
Professional investment advisers wear handcuffs when they manage clients’ money — but you don’t.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
Professional investment advisers have to wear handcuffs when they manage clients’ money.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 26, 2026
GMP added: "Officers used handcuffs to detain him and quickly identified he was unresponsive, through the provision of first aid, and began with CPR."
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
Her eyes seemed to take in not just the police and Natalie and the three Greystones, but the Gustano kids cowering together, their handcuffs clinking in the sudden silence.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
