shackle
Example Sentences
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“Our rules of engagement are bold, precise and designed to unleash American power, not shackle it.”
From Los Angeles Times
Bennett told the conference that proposals for a new special envoy gave him limited hope because the role "still has the shackles of the Foreign Office behind it".
From BBC
The findings suggest that this rule effectively "shackles evolution," because no species studied so far has managed to escape the limits it places on how temperature influences biological performance.
From Science Daily
It passed labor laws that aim to eradicate abuses, and liberalized the visa rules that shackled most foreign residents to their employers.
Reiner made a brief appearance in Los Angeles County Superior Court from inside a clear enclosure, his hair closely cropped and his hands in shackles.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
