Example Sentences
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They were handcuffed again and taken to the Whipple Federal Building.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
He imagines himself as a migrant: “I lived outside of Dallas / Rundown shack of a place / I was handcuffed and arrested / It don’t make no sense.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
On January 2 Contreras was handcuffed when he showed up for his immigration hearing, put on a plane and flown to his native Honduras.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
Additional officers stand over three other handcuffed men.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
They wrapped it tight with a big roll of gauze and handcuffed him.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
