shackle

Example Sentences

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During the raid, workers were forced to sit on the floor of the factory as officers shackled their legs in scenes that sparked outrage in South Korea.

From BBC

They arrived at Durban's international airport on Tuesday under heavy police guard, with their hands and feet shackled.

From BBC

There – with three weeks left for Landor to serve – the warden ignored the judicial order, directing guards to shackle Landor and forcibly shave his head.

From Salon

Clients of Grant, Ronson, Greene & Associates escape their marriage shackles with a hoard of treasure — there’s an entire subplot pinned to bidding on a brooch in a Christie’s auction, in fact.

From Salon

As Parias left the courtroom in shackles his son tearfully shouted out to him in Spanish.

From Los Angeles Times