chain gang
Example Sentences
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King was arrested in Atlanta and sentenced to four months on a chain gang.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 31, 2026
The next year, he joined fellow organizers in protesting segregation in Rock Hill, S.C., where he was arrested and refused bail, serving 30 days of hard labor on a chain gang.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 13, 2022
When the chain gang went in to measure it, the ball was short of the first down.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 20, 2021
Remote workers aren’t on a chain gang; they’ve just temporarily relocated their workspace.
From Slate ● Mar. 17, 2020
"Would you care to examine it, Brother? One of our members wore it nineteen years on the chain gang."
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
