trussed

Example Sentences

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It’s a childish performance that is trussed up as an important meditation on the Declaration.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026

"He's not used to being all trussed up like that, you see."

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2023

Don't cut your carrot on the board you just trussed the chicken on either.

From Salon • Feb. 14, 2023

The 69th annual Miss Navajo Nation Pageant began on a Monday just before 7 a.m. with three young women in long colorful dresses and aprons standing over a trio of trussed, bleating sheep.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2021

I was trussed like a festival-day goat, but they tied Helene’s hands in front of her with twine and propped her on the back of a pony, assuming she was harmless.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir