with hands tied
Example Sentences
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However methods often associated with witch trials, such throwing them into water with hands tied behind their back, were more common in England rather than Scotland.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2025
At the right of the trunk kneels the coachman, with hands tied behind his back, which is turned to the audience, head thrown backward so that a partial side view is had of the features.
From Home Pastimes; or Tableaux Vivants by James H. Head
When the mutineers, with hands tied behind their backs and their many bandages on arms and legs, were led in, exclamations of astonishment were heard, and some of the timid ones shrank away in fear.
From The Second Deluge by Garrett Putman Serviss
It was like being in a bustling crowd with hands tied and mouth gagged—and the sullen rage of a disappointed boyhood in my heart.
From The Seven-Branched Candlestick The Schooldays of Young American Jew by Gilbert W.
Astride him a dark-bearded figure with hands tied behind his back was placed and firmly held.
From Ben Blair The Story of a Plainsman by Will Lillibridge
