cuffs

Example Sentences

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To many, the sight of Paul being clapped into cuffs may have even burnished her renegade image.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

No Gucci loafers with suits, and no French cuffs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

The collection also featured brocade capes, puffer jackets and long wool coats with oversized fur cuffs.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

“They don’t want him to spend one day in jail. They don’t want him in cuffs at all,” Harper said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 29, 2025

I yanked the cuffs of my sweatshirt down as far as they would go, picked up my board and turtled into the collar of my jacket as the lady hurried across the street.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx