Sentence examples for be shackled from inspiring English sources

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be shackled

noun

A restraint fit over a human or animal appendage, such as a wrist, ankle or finger. Usually used in plural, to indicate a pair joined by a chain; a hobble.

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But he would not be shackled easily.

Despite Liu's imprisonment, his ideas cannot be shackled.

"We will not be shackled by blue links".

In a good England team he should seldom be shackled.

The BBC must not be shackled by politicians.

Why, after all, should a modern brand be shackled by history?

Aswat had also complained that he would be shackled during his transfer to the US.

I may be shackled to my desk, but I'm nothing if not liberated.

As Václav Havel says in the foreword, "despite Liu's imprisonment, his ideas cannot be shackled".

Remember "national treasure" Widdecombe once suggested that female prisoners should be shackled while giving birth.

But, like Woody Allen, Stern is also smart enough not to be shackled by his infatuations.

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