Explore Handcuffing through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Handcuffing meaning
present participle and gerund of handcuff
Using Handcuffing
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of handcuff
- In the example corpus, handcuffing often appears in combinations such as: after handcuffing, and handcuffing, handcuffing and.
Context around Handcuffing
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 6 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 16 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Handcuffing
- In this selection, "handcuffing" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, started, former, floor, smith, everyone and pairs stand out and add context to how "handcuffing" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include after briefly handcuffing him smith and after handcuffing smith and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "handcuffing" sits close to words such as aaaa, abductees and abdulahi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with handcuffing
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
After restraining and handcuffing Login, the authorities pushed and arrested Hernandez, she said. (13 words)
After briefly handcuffing him, Smith said police told him there was a misunderstanding, and let both men go. (18 words)
The camera captures Place looking at her left hand several times after handcuffing and escorting Dunlap to a police cruiser. (20 words)
The very few that justified the handcuffing of IGP Tafa Balogun then did so on the ground that such treatment was standard practice in the criminal justice system of other common law jurisdictions, including those of the western democracies. (39 words)
The Court of Criminal Appeal, presided over by Madam Justice Edwina Grima, rejected the first ground of appeal but upheld the other ground, declaring that the police had asked for the man’s particulars after arresting and handcuffing him. (39 words)
Police were on the first floor handcuffing the woman they were seeking to arrest when 31-year-old Kevin Sturgis, of Philadelphia, began firing from the second floor, said U.S. Attorney Dave Freed. (34 words)
Example sentences (16)
After handcuffing Smith and securing the gun, a records check showed that Smith was a convicted felon and prohibited from having a firearm.
The camera captures Place looking at her left hand several times after handcuffing and escorting Dunlap to a police cruiser.
The meeting was called after opposition party CTP leader Tufan Erhurman had raised objections over the handcuffing of arrested suspects.
What the witnesses agreed on, according to Judge Ross Green, are that Zaya forced everyone out of the vehicle and said someone is getting a ticket for open liquor, then started handcuffing everyone.
In a break from action movie protocol, the main villains aren't killed during Adkins and White's characters have a bruising fight, which ends with the former handcuffing the latter.
Two cops showed up, realized they had a small riot on their hands, and dealt with it by handcuffing pairs of pugilists to the columns that supported the roof.
After restraining and handcuffing Login, the authorities pushed and arrested Hernandez, she said.
Eight police officers convicted of murdering taxi driver Mido Macia by handcuffing and dragging him from a police vehicle in 2013 have had their convictions upheld by the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria.
However, Sami Zayn – who technically never lost the Intercontinental Championship – was the winner after handcuffing Jeff’s ear to one ladder, and Styles to another as he escaped and ascended to victory.
The Metropolitan Police Commissioner has apologised to Team GB sprinter after the athlete was involved in a that ended with officers dragging her from her vehicle and handcuffing her.
Police were on the first floor handcuffing the woman they were seeking to arrest when 31-year-old Kevin Sturgis, of Philadelphia, began firing from the second floor, said U.S. Attorney Dave Freed.
The very few that justified the handcuffing of IGP Tafa Balogun then did so on the ground that such treatment was standard practice in the criminal justice system of other common law jurisdictions, including those of the western democracies.
After briefly handcuffing him, Smith said police told him there was a misunderstanding, and let both men go.
Less than five minutes later, former Vancouver Giant John Wesley sealed the deal for the Eagles handcuffing DeBrouwer for a 3-1 lead, restoring Surrey’s two goal edge.
The Court of Criminal Appeal, presided over by Madam Justice Edwina Grima, rejected the first ground of appeal but upheld the other ground, declaring that the police had asked for the man’s particulars after arresting and handcuffing him.
When police officers tell a female journalist to "act like a lady" when they're handcuffing her for (legally) filming the police in public.
Common combinations with handcuffing
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- after handcuffing 3×
- and handcuffing 3×
- handcuffing and 2×
- the handcuffing 2×
- handcuffing of 2×
- handcuffing the 2×
- by handcuffing 2×
- handcuffing her 2×
- handcuffing him 2×