fettered

Example Sentences

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Both were fettered by entrenched social expectations, leaving little room for anyone who wanted to chart a different course.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Despite efforts from the Valkyries and Odin’s ravens, this Viking action art piece is fettered to the ground by the demands of the studio gods.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 18, 2022

It’s a place I can go to stay motivated, stay on track, keep everything fettered and balanced in my life.

From Slate • Aug. 19, 2020

The more fettered I felt inside the real world, the more I turned toward science fiction, speculative fiction and lo-fi fantasy.

From New York Times • Feb. 7, 2020

On the ground, the jockey was fettered and muted, moving in slow motion, the world a sensory vacuum after the tenfold high of racing speed.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand