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

But as busy as UW’s defense makes the chain gang, it doesn’t overwork the scoreboard operator.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 26, 2023

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

Two men of different races, who loathe each other, escape from a chain gang shackled together.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2020

But a chain gang marches single file and I saw no guards on horseback.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison