Example Sentences

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Cipriani, 35, said its "outdated" traditions were "shackling the game".

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2023

Out in the darkness, by the fitful light of lanterns, half a dozen big riverboats crowded with men, were shackling up short lengths of boom into longer ones.

From The Boss of Wind River by Chisholm, A. M. (Arthur Murray)