cuffs

Example Sentences

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To many, the sight of Paul being clapped into cuffs may have even burnished her renegade image.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

The cuffs and waistbands that form a snug seal around a baby’s legs and waist are called the gasketing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

The collection also featured brocade capes, puffer jackets and long wool coats with oversized fur cuffs.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

I was trying to tell them that I am putting my hands behind my back, that my hands are behind my back, and that I am trying to let them put the cuffs on me.

From Slate • Jul. 28, 2025

I was pretty sure that we weren’t dead, that we’d activated our cuffs in the nick of time, but it was still a relief to open up my eyes in the mountain again.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin