chained
Example Sentences
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"You were not chained to a door or something, right? You were not locked up in a basement. The chains were less obvious, but they were there."
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
His hands and ankles were chained, and he was shipped off to Adelanto alongside a handful of other immigrants, all who were at least a decade older than him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
Nobody knows how, since the bell’s been chained up for such a long time that the metal links have rusted.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026
It is what’s known as a privilege escalation exploit, and if it were chained together with other attacks it could be used by a hacker to seize control of the computer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
My arms feel as if they’re chained to the wall.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
