shackle
Example Sentences
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He broke the shackles by hitting spinner Mark Watt for consecutive sixes and finished 63 not out around contributions of 32 from Jacob Bethell and 28 by Sam Curran.
From BBC
Scotland bowled tightly until Bethell broke the shackles by hitting McMullen for a six and two fours in the fifth over.
From Barron's
New England’s Mack Hollins wore a prisoner’s outfit complete with shackles on his wrists and ankles before Super Bowl LX.
From Los Angeles Times
Covering a 30-year span from the 1990s to the present, “The Wall Dancers” employs the stories of Ms. Liu’s interviewees to show how “dancing in shackles” is both possible and ever-changing.
The Gunners briefly shook off their shackles as Piero Hincapie's curler from just inside the area was palmed away by Robert Sanchez.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
