handcuffs

Example Sentences

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So I can go directly to the market, and it’s not like I have handcuffs on me where I can only go to three places to get a TV show made.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 9, 2026

"I didn't destroy or break or peel anything. By the time I realized what was going on, I was being put in handcuffs."

From Barron's • Jul. 2, 2026

Hearn said he was placed in handcuffs and detained for about five hours in jail, and was not allowed to make a phone call.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2026

Mangione, wearing a dark blue suit, white button-up shirt and handcuffs, sat silently at the defense table during the 20-minute hearing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

I guess I should have been expecting it, but suddenly I felt the snap of handcuffs on me.

From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben