shackle
noun
a ring or other fastening, as of iron, for securing the wrist, ankle, etc.; fetter.
had shackled
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past perfectof shackle.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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An American woman who was found chained to a tree "screaming" in a forest in the western Indian state of Maharashtra had shackled herself, police and her doctor have told the BBC.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2024
Perhaps more impressive, its defense had shackled Messi almost completely.
From New York Times ● Jun. 21, 2018
Following United’s 2-0 defeat by Arsenal on 7 May, the United manager, José Mourinho praised how he had shackled Alexis Sanchez.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 18, 2017
The 34-year-old was handcuffed and had shackled feet.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2015
The tyranny of love, even while it was but the love idea, that had shackled me for so many years, narrowing my interests, warping my imagination, clouding the future, was dissipated at last.
From Ancestors A Novel by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
