shackle

I heard you were calm and even smiled when it was announced—an act of defiance to tell them they might have your body but will never shackle your spirit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026

However, Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton said such a measure could effectively "shackle" MSPs to a party.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2025

A broken chain and shackle represents freedom from slavery.

From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2024

In the holding area, which cannot be seen by the public, Combs sat on a metal bench and had a shackle, like “handcuffs for the feet,” around his ankle, Lipkin said.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 18, 2023

Then touching the shackle gently with his index finger, he said, "Very well. When do you intend to leave?"

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

Put into shackles and forced to labor in the limestone quarries of Syracuse, the captive characters speak in a working-class Dublin dialect.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

The brothers, who arrived in court in shackles, were questioned in turn by their defence attorneys and government lawyers as they took the stand.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

"Whether they are girls or boys, I hope they can break free from the shackles of gender and do what they truly want to do."

From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026

In response to questions from ProPublica, a DHS spokesperson said in a statement that despite the shackles, Garcia Venegas was “NOT detained.”

From Salon ● May 24, 2026

Thou mayst report to the Philosophical Society that the child’s education continues, though he is delivered out of the shackles of Gitney and Sharpe.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

Even those atas who try to break away often find themselves shackled to their old masters.

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

In court on Monday, the pair wore light brown prison uniforms and were handcuffed and shackled at the waist and ankles.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

Murdaugh, shackled and in an orange jumpsuit, his red hair gone blondish-white, sat stone-faced during the hourlong appearance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

She detailed what it was like to witness her father shackled at the ankles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026

Plantation owners were suddenly destitute, and state governments, shackled by war debt, were penniless.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

Martinez, 28, helped United to an impressive 2-0 win over rivals Manchester City on Saturday, shackling striker Erling Haaland as the Red Devils kept just their third Premier League clean sheet of a disappointing campaign.

From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2026

Timber is relishing the challenge of shackling Kane on the former Tottenham star's return to north London.

From Barron's ● Nov. 25, 2025

“First, the shackling of a spectator at a hearing who is not engaged in threatening or disorderly behavior exceeds the authority of a district judge,” the panel wrote.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2024

According to the records, Thompson fought back, and additional officers flooded the area, handcuffing and shackling him.

From Salon ● Jan. 10, 2023

I looked at the door where the sheriff was shackling her husband.

From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis