Example Sentences
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Even those atas who try to break away often find themselves shackled to their old masters.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
Murdaugh, shackled and in an orange jumpsuit, his red hair gone blondish-white, sat stone-faced during the hourlong appearance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
She detailed what it was like to witness her father shackled at the ankles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026
On May 10 in a Damascus courtroom, Atef Najib, Assad’s cousin, sat shackled in a metal cage dressed in a drab striped prison uniform.
From Slate ● May 27, 2026
The trial court sentenced Mrs. Colbey to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, and a short while later she found herself shackled in a prison van heading to the Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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