chain gang
Example Sentences
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King was arrested in Atlanta and sentenced to four months on a chain gang.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 31, 2026
Ivey noted it’s one of the only remaining places in the country where a chain gang still operates.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 29, 2024
The next year, he joined fellow organizers in protesting segregation in Rock Hill, S.C., where he was arrested and refused bail, serving 30 days of hard labor on a chain gang.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 13, 2022
Two men of different races, who loathe each other, escape from a chain gang shackled together.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2020
Through the window over the sink she could see the deweys still playing chain gang; their ankles bound one to the other, they tumbled, struggled back to their feet and tried to walk single file.
From "Sula" by Toni Morrison
