handcuffs

Example Sentences

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Instead, when we arrived at Matthew’s base, Annie, 22, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and taken away in handcuffs.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Trump shared photos of the suspected shooter, shirtless and in handcuffs facedown on a carpeted floor, in what appears to be the Hilton lobby.

From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026

Photos posted by the department on its Facebook page showed three men and a woman in handcuffs in a storage facility and a storage container about half full with what appeared to be catalytic converters.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Woods, who remained still while officers searched him and placed him in handcuffs, was asked if he had anything else on his person.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

The red-dot officers were coming down the stairs with two inmates in handcuffs.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover