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Shackle in a sentence

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Shackle | Shackles | Shackled | Shackleton | Shackleford | Shacklewell | Shackley

Shackle meaning

  1. A restraint fitted over a human or animal appendage, such as an ankle, finger, or wrist, normally used in a pair joined by a chain.
  2. A U-shaped piece of metal secured with a bolt or pin across the ends, or a hinged metal loop secured with a quick-release locking pin mechanism, used for attaching things together while allowing for some degree of movement; a clevis.

Synonyms of Shackle

restrain confine hold pinion bar constraint restraint trammel hamper bond fetter

Related words

Other words often associated with Shackle or its synonyms:

control limit contain restrict bound confinement restriction throttle device keep counter impedimenta

Shackle vertaling naar Nederlands

boeien

Using Shackle

  • The main meaning on this page is: A restraint fitted over a human or animal appendage, such as an ankle, finger, or wrist, normally used in a pair joined by a chain. | A restraint fitted over a human or animal appendage, such as an ankle, finger, or wrist, normally used in a pair joined by a chain. | A U-shaped piece of metal secured with a bolt or pin across the ends, or a hinged metal loop secured with a quick-release locking pin mechanism, used for attaching things together while allowing for some degree of movement; a clevis.
  • Useful related words include: restrain, confine, hold, pinion.
  • Possible Dutch translations are: boeien.
  • In the example corpus, shackle often appears in combinations such as: shackle us, will shackle.

Context around Shackle

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 5 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

legally 1× electronic 1× iniquitous 1×

Often after:

marks 1× social 1× irritated 1× indian 1× itself 1× insulators 1×

Sentence patterns with Shackle

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

11 kv shackle insulators are 1× apc will shackle itself and 1× it will shackle us to 1× lubyanka and shackle them to 1× prejudices that shackle indian society 1× said were shackle marks around 1× the electronic shackle irritated his 1× the iniquitous shackle of patriarchal 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

and it definitely 1× for low voltage 1× he estimated that 1× it will shackle 1× one who described 1× the electronic shackle 1×

Common sentence endings:

a democratic nigeria 1× and whip us 1× around his ankles 1× as strain insulators 1× is not used 1× lack a rationale 1×

Words around Shackle

Just before it in the word index:

shacklady 5 shacking 3 shackett 2 shacket 2 shacker 2 shackell 2

Just after it in the word index:

shackled 65 shackleford 8 shackles 75 shackleton 55 shacklewell 2 shackley 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aami 15 aat 15 abada 15 abcs 15 abdulkareem 15 abha 15

Corpus analysis for Shackle

  • In this selection, "shackle" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, legally, electronic, iniquitous, marks, social and irritated stand out and add context to how "shackle" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 11 kv shackle insulators are and apc will shackle itself and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "shackle" sits close to words such as aami, aat and abada, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with shackle

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The electronic shackle irritated his skin, leaving scars that he still wears today. (13 words)

For low voltage lines (less than 11 kV), shackle insulators are used as strain insulators. (15 words)

The quest for “She in the constitution “represents our inability to break the iniquitous shackle of patriarchal notion. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

He estimated that about a third of the beef certified by the OU for sale in the United States comes from South America, with the rest being slaughtered in the US and Canada, where the shackle and hoist method is not used. (42 words)

How can a Saraki that forged senate rules to steal the senate presidency and who was elected by only 57 senators think the APC will shackle itself and wait till all the 109 senators have convened to remove Saraki? (39 words)

And it definitely doesn't help that the government and supporters of social media regulation have looked the way of non-democratic nations for inspiration on how to legally shackle social media in a democratic Nigeria. (36 words)

Question examples

How can a Saraki that forged senate rules to steal the senate presidency and who was elected by only 57 senators think the APC will shackle itself and wait till all the 109 senators have convened to remove Saraki? (39 words)

Example sentences (11)

One, who described having been chained up when not working, showed reporters what he said were shackle marks around his ankles.

They don’t hand over 10 billion rubles to mutineers; they haul them off to Lubyanka and shackle them to a wall and use strange metal instruments to say very nasty things to them.

And it definitely doesn't help that the government and supporters of social media regulation have looked the way of non-democratic nations for inspiration on how to legally shackle social media in a democratic Nigeria.

The electronic shackle irritated his skin, leaving scars that he still wears today.

The quest for “She in the constitution “represents our inability to break the iniquitous shackle of patriarchal notion.

He has been extremely vocal about sexual taboos and long-held prejudices that shackle Indian society with superstition and dogmas that lack a rationale.

The only thing they have not done to us is shackle us and tell us and whip us.

He estimated that about a third of the beef certified by the OU for sale in the United States comes from South America, with the rest being slaughtered in the US and Canada, where the shackle and hoist method is not used.

How can a Saraki that forged senate rules to steal the senate presidency and who was elected by only 57 senators think the APC will shackle itself and wait till all the 109 senators have convened to remove Saraki?

For low voltage lines (less than 11 kV), shackle insulators are used as strain insulators.

It will shackle us to reality." citation The return to the pre-war exchange rate and to the Gold Standard depressed industries.

Common combinations with shackle

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "shackle" in a sentence?
An example: "One, who described having been chained up when not working, showed reporters what he said were shackle marks around his ankles." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "shackle" from authentic English texts.
What does "shackle" mean?
Shackle means: A restraint fitted over a human or animal appendage, such as an ankle, finger, or wrist, normally used in a pair joined by a chain.
What are synonyms of "shackle"?
Common synonyms of "shackle" include: restrain, confine, hold, pinion, bar, constraint, restraint, trammel. Plus 3 more synonyms.
What is "shackle" in Dutch?
"shackle" translates to Dutch as: boeien.
How many example sentences with "shackle" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "shackle", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.