chained

Example Sentences

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Outside the capital's national police facility known as Zone 7, family members had chained themselves to prison gates, while some had spent weeks sleeping in tents.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

By contrast, the German Reich was unfortunate in its ally Austria-Hungary during World War I; one observer likened it to “being chained to a rotting corpse.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

The animals are chained to an automated vehicle that lays the yellow bricks, made by the Munchkins.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025

In October 2024, the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums, suspended the Delhi zoo's membership over concerns about Shankar's living conditions, following reports that he was chained, news agency PTI reported.

From BBC • Sep. 19, 2025

But I’m not going to keep him chained.

From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor