handcuff

Example Sentences

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But in a statement released two days after the incident, the department said the officer was attempting to handcuff the teen.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Asked about the raid and agents’ conduct, DHS said, “ICE does not zip tie or handcuff children.”

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

These steps wouldn’t handcuff discretion; it would discipline it.

From Barron's • Dec. 10, 2025

“Figure out specifically how much money you can afford to spend on a monthly basis — which can handcuff you, in a way, of not going on a free-for-all spending spree,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 10, 2025

Chess pulled and tugged and pushed as he ran, and he lost track of whose elbow he yanked forward, or whose handcuff smashed against his face.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix