shackle
noun
a ring or other fastening, as of iron, for securing the wrist, ankle, etc.; fetter.
has shackled
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present perfectof shackle (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The history of sewage epidemiology reveals what has shackled its development in the U.S.: concerns over privacy and stigmatization, politicians making decisions about scientific research, and a lack of dedicated funding.
From Salon ● May 7, 2021
My brother has asked me to be his best man—again—and I don’t want be within 10 yards of the crazy person he has shackled himself to.
From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2019
Ghosts sometimes appear, and he wonders if death has set them free or if “death has shackled them too”.
From The Guardian ● May 18, 2018
Like me, he has no axe to grind, no special interest to promote, no ambition but the manly wish to loose this town from the bonds with which a dishonest boss has shackled it.
From Captivating Mary Carstairs by Raymond Moreau Crosby
