Explore Handcuffs through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Handcuffs in a sentence
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Handcuffs meaning
- A fastening consisting of two metal rings, designed to go around a person's wrists, and connected by a chain or hinge.
- Any abstract constraint, such as rules, regulations, or lack of resources.
Using Handcuffs
- The main meaning on this page is: A fastening consisting of two metal rings, designed to go around a person's wrists, and connected by a chain or hinge. | Any abstract constraint, such as rules, regulations, or lack of resources.
- In the example corpus, handcuffs often appears in combinations such as: in handcuffs, handcuffs and, the handcuffs.
Context around Handcuffs
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 8 middle, 10 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Handcuffs
- In this selection, "handcuffs" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, golden, police, apply, reese, linked and deal stand out and add context to how "handcuffs" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 2million golden handcuffs deal by and about missing handcuffs the mode. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "handcuffs" sits close to words such as adjectives, alameda and alia, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with handcuffs
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Handcuffs for Vladimir Putin, and flowers to Benjamin Netanyahu? (9 words)
Edwards was placed in handcuffs and the two bags seized. (10 words)
He claims when he regained consciousness, he was in police handcuffs. (11 words)
An inquest at Southwark Coroner’s Court in 2020 heard Mr Clarke told officers “I’m going to die” and “I can’t breathe” as he was put into two sets of handcuffs – linked together due to his size – along with leg restraints. (43 words)
Caroline Werner, 37, was put in handcuffs in May after police stopped her for being outside bare-breasted while walking across the street from the beach in Balneário Camboriú, a coastal city in the south of Brazil. (37 words)
Miami-Dade Police Officer Anna Elicia Perez found herself in handcuffs last week after she and a pregnant woman allegedly confronted and beat up a man who was dating them both, say local authorities. (34 words)
At one point while in custody, the girl asks police: “Are the handcuffs necessary? (14 words)
Handcuffs for Vladimir Putin, and flowers to Benjamin Netanyahu? (9 words)
Example sentences (20)
After Jim was placed in handcuffs, Reese exited the car despite being told to get back into the car.
A man and woman were arrested and led away in handcuffs from the target addresses, together with a man from another house in the street.
An inquest at Southwark Coroner’s Court in 2020 heard Mr Clarke told officers “I’m going to die” and “I can’t breathe” as he was put into two sets of handcuffs – linked together due to his size – along with leg restraints.
At one point, Nick was rumoured to have been offered a £2million golden-handcuffs deal by EastEnders executives when he resigned in the late Eighties.
At one point while in custody, the girl asks police: “Are the handcuffs necessary?
By the time more officers arrived, the man appeared to willingly collapse onto the ground as police fitted him with handcuffs.
Caroline Werner, 37, was put in handcuffs in May after police stopped her for being outside bare-breasted while walking across the street from the beach in Balneário Camboriú, a coastal city in the south of Brazil.
Edwards was placed in handcuffs and the two bags seized.
Handcuffs for Vladimir Putin, and flowers to Benjamin Netanyahu?
He also complained about the handcuffs being too tight and claimed that officers were trying to break his arm.
He claims when he regained consciousness, he was in police handcuffs.
He was detained but resisted arrest, initially refusing to allow officers to apply handcuffs.
Karan Johar further asks Arjun Kapoor about whether he has done any off screen role play, to this the Ishaqzaade actor retorts, "Handcuffs".
Later, all the suspects were seen being escorted into the court building in Palma in handcuffs.
Local residents are concerned about the circumstances of the suspects’ escape and have raised questions about missing handcuffs, the mode of escort, and whether police attempted to use force to prevent the escape.
Miami-Dade Police Officer Anna Elicia Perez found herself in handcuffs last week after she and a pregnant woman allegedly confronted and beat up a man who was dating them both, say local authorities.
Michael Owen Jr., a Prince George's County Police Officer, was acquitted of four charges in the death of William Green, a resident of Southeast D.C., who was shot while in handcuffs.
Moses smirked and smiled as he was taken away in handcuffs after being arrested in connection to the three killings in Orlando, Florida.
Ms Howe was left shaken after seeing images of police working for Romania's organised crime and terrorism agency leading Tate and his brother, Tristan, away from his property in handcuffs.
My children will never see a police mugshot of me in handcuffs on the internet.
Common combinations with handcuffs
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- in handcuffs 97×
- handcuffs and 29×
- the handcuffs 15×
- handcuffs on 13×
- handcuffs after 8×
- of handcuffs 6×
- handcuffs for 5×
- handcuffs by 5×
- handcuffs off 5×
- and handcuffs 5×