manacles

Example Sentences

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“He said he’d go to his grave with the manacles of Iraq,” said retired Col.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 22, 2023

Winters, we can look across the vast eastward miles, and regard with pity the icebound, housebound millions in the manacles of winter.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2022

In so doing, he has posed the question of what mind-forg'd manacles keep three, British-born, young men enslaved to a pair of unscrupulous builders.

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2020

While waiting for what they thought would be an easy resolution, Cohen and Levine were shocked to see three federal marshals arrive with manacles to take Cohen back to prison.

From Washington Post • Jul. 16, 2020

A highly polished collection of chains and manacles hung on the wall behind Filch’s desk.

From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling