handcuff

Example Sentences

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A group of guards appeared, some with guns and handcuffs, and told Millward it was against policy to hand out literature or engage in protests in the museum.

From Salon

She said that after her arrest, she was handcuffed to a hospital bed and watched and monitored by police both male and female police officers.

From BBC

“I’ve watched my son walk out the front door in handcuffs over 40 times. Treatment is not a bad word.”

From Los Angeles Times

It is unlikely Andrew would have been deemed a risk to the arresting officers or himself, or that he would try to escape, so he probably would have been spared handcuffs.

From BBC

Police are not yet officially naming Bellarmine Mugabe as one of those arrested, but reporters at the scene saw him in handcuffs and he has been widely named by local media.

From BBC