shackles

Example Sentences

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In response to questions from ProPublica, a DHS spokesperson said in a statement that despite the shackles, Garcia Venegas was “NOT detained.”

From Salon • May 24, 2026

Thou art risen to great estate and fortune — release thy shackles.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

However, Allen, who is attempting to become the first player from Northern Ireland to reach the final since Dennis Taylor in 1985, showed he had also thrown off the shackles of negativity.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Eventually, science slipped the shackles of heresy and astronomers revolutionized our understanding of Earth’s place in the cosmos.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Members of Parliament were being confronted with the reality of slavery, just as audiences at Clarkson’s lectures were when he showed shackles and whips.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson