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

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

Senoo’s sons, 8 and 11, have told him they’re interested in eventually running the company, but he’s reluctant to let them shackle themselves to such an uncertain future.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2023

It’s a very handsome bangle, really, but the movement makes it seem like something confining, a shackle, rather than a piece of jewelry.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

If he can match that form across the 2026-27 season - and if Arsenal can take the shackles off with the tension gone after ending their title drought - he may be a contender.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 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

On June 24, Serrano was put on a plane in shackles and flown from Miami to Caracas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 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

Zero was on the way, and just as the church was breaking the shackles of Aristotelianism, it arrived.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

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

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 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

On May 10 in a Damascus courtroom, Atef Najib, Assad’s cousin, sat shackled in a metal cage dressed in a drab striped prison uniform.

From Slate ● May 27, 2026

We embraced — or I should say, I embraced him, as his hands were shackled behind him until such time as the ship made open water.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson

Now he will be tasked with shackling his international team-mate Yamal on Tuesday at Stamford Bridge.

From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2025

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

From Barron's ● Nov. 25, 2025

Really, Song wants to know whether a sensible girl can justify shackling herself to a broke creative.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2025

So what can be done to decrease money disruptions, help individuals be free from these shackling feelings of shame and improve their overall financial wellness?

From Salon ● Feb. 1, 2025

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

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