- 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
Videos circulating on social media on Sunday appeared to show Carse in handcuffs, being led away from a club by four police officers.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
Federal agents were waiting on the tarmac to greet them, handcuffs at the ready.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Backing down from his promise made him look foolish, and if he hadn’t, he might have been the one to end up in handcuffs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
He turned to Frank, who was trying to pull his fingers out of the Chinese handcuffs.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
