in chains
Example Sentences
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From the shores of West Africa to Gadsden’s Wharf, where so many first set foot on American soil in chains, they forced this nation to confront its greatest constitutional betrayal.
From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2026
In Tegucigalpa, the nation’s capital from which Hernández left in chains in 2022, Asfura held a paper-thin lead Monday in Honduras’s presidential race.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 2, 2025
A South Korean worker who witnessed the raid told the BBC of panic and confusion as federal agents descended on the site, with some people being led away in chains.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2025
Such activism, I believed then and I believe now, began in 1619, the moment enslaved Africans were deposited in chains on American shores.
From Salon ● Apr. 18, 2025
One month from now, my king, my leader, my tennis buddy, the dark kingdom beyond the Bonecruel Mountains will be no more, and the remaining goblins will be in chains.
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
