shackles

Example Sentences

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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 art risen to great estate and fortune — release thy shackles.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

Eventually, science slipped the shackles of heresy and astronomers revolutionized our understanding of Earth’s place in the cosmos.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

In film and television, book clubs are portrayed as a way for women to briefly free themselves from the shackles of domestic responsibility, sticky children, feckless husbands.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

The guard unbolted Matthias’ shackles, and as soon as the chains dropped into the sand, he leapt onto the ladder with the announcer to be lifted to safety.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo