in chains
Example Sentences
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From the shores of West Africa to Gadsden’s Wharf, where so many first set foot on American soil in chains, they forced this nation to confront its greatest constitutional betrayal.
From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2026
It's a price tag that would have once looked strikingly high, but across much of the UK the £4 threshold is well broken, including in chains that do not use the highest-grade beans.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
Matan Zangauker, 25, is a soldier whose mother has campaigned relentlessly for his release, protesting while tied up in chains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2025
Such activism, I believed then and I believe now, began in 1619, the moment enslaved Africans were deposited in chains on American shores.
From Salon ● Apr. 18, 2025
Their stories begin long before America was born, with the arrival of the first Africans brought to American shores in chains.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
