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
Two men of different races, who hate each other, escape from a chain gang shackled together.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2020
The sharpness in his voice told her that he was thinking about the chain gang too, and remembering their two little ones, just about the size of Minty, who had gone away like that.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
