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shackles

noun as in fetters

noun as in handcuffs

noun as in immobilization

noun as in iron

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Example Sentences

He described in painful detail the composition of the bars and the heavy shackles on the pad locks.

So they put them all in shackles and orange jumpsuits, but the judge let them off.

The man was possessed by an evil spirit, a demon strong enough to break any chains and tear any shackles.

The people were ultimately freed, their shackles broken after decades of isolation and submission.

Looking is a true reflection of the casting off of old shackles, but what a depressing mirror.

The shackles of despotism, which began to be loosened on the 24th of August in Porto, are now bursting in this province.

Christianity degrades and restrains humanity with the shackles of "original sin."

Individual genius can only struggle hopelessly with the shackles of a conventional system.

They, who have riven the shackles of low birth or poverty, and made for themselves a glorious name—out of nothing!

She must have fallen with the shackles where the hook can't get hold, but I think she's only about three feet under water.

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On this page you'll find 65 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to shackles, such as: bonds, captivity, chains, check, cuffs, and curb.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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