trussed

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

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

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026

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

From Salon • Feb. 14, 2023

Two, trussed onto hooks, hung in each pot sent down to the sea bottom, where their carcasses would be picked to the bone by snow crab.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 3, 2022

A teenage boy is with them, his arm encased in a crude, homemade splint, trussed together with string.

From BBC • Sep. 7, 2017

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