How to Use handcuff in a Sentence

handcuff

1 of 2 noun

• The rangers put the man in handcuffs.
  — Maritza Dominguez, AZCentral.com, 7 Sep. 2025
• Nichols was led away in handcuffs.
  — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
• Some of those in handcuffs joined in the chant.
  — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
• The longer your list, the tighter your handcuffs.
  — Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
• He was led away in handcuffs and charged with felony theft.
  — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
• The bail agents then got the man into handcuffs.
  — Hannah McIlree, CBS News, 19 June 2026
• The deputies put him in handcuffs and brought him to the victim.
  — Anat Rubin, ProPublica, 4 Nov. 2023
• He was placed in handcuffs and taken away.
  — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 21 May 2026
• Once Moreno stepped out of the car, she was placed in handcuffs.
  — Pilar Arias, Fox News, 28 Feb. 2024
• Both were taken off the field in handcuffs.
  — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
• Moore’s wife came over to the scene as he was placed in handcuffs, court records state.
  — Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
• He was then taken away in handcuffs, the source said.
  — Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 26 Apr. 2026
• In one video, an adult appears to be on the ground in handcuffs.
  — Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2026
• The felon was able to take the keys to his handcuffs from the sleeping guard.
  — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2023
• By the end of the day, three staff members of the union were in handcuffs.
  — William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 26 Feb. 2026
• That June, the Mazes were placed in handcuffs.
  — Dan Slepian, NBC news, 16 Dec. 2025
• He was carried out in handcuffs.
  — Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
• His head was bandaged and his hands were behind his back in handcuffs.
  — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
• He was kept in shackles and handcuffs for 16 hours.
  — Steve Karnowski, Arkansas Online, 1 Mar. 2026
• Glen was able to remove the handcuffs from the woman.
  — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026
• The detective took me by the hand and placed handcuffs on my wrists once again.
  — Jeremy O. Harris, Vanity Fair, 1 Apr. 2026
• At one point, a fourth agent retrieved an extra pair of handcuffs.
  — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2026
• Wheeldon places the man in handcuffs, needing two pairs to hold his large arms.
  — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2023
• Police grabbed his shirt, wrestled him to the ground and placed him in handcuffs.
  — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 17 Apr. 2020
• He was kept in ‘shackles and handcuffs’ for sixteen hours.
  — Steve Karnowski, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2026
• He was kept in ‘shackles and handcuffs’ for sixteen hours.
  — ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
• He was kept in 'shackles and handcuffs' for sixteen hours.
  — Wcco Staff, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
• The cold metal handcuffs dug into my wrists.
  — Abraham Jiménez Enoa, The Dial, 19 May 2026
• He was taken from the courtroom in handcuffs.
  — Maxime Tamsett, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026
• Boyd then put the shooter, Colt Gray, in handcuffs.
  — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 28 Feb. 2026

handcuff

2 of 2 verb

• She is held down and handcuffed.
  — Charlotte Observer, 20 Nov. 2025
• He is shackled by the feet and handcuffed.
  — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2026
• Others pinned him to the ground and handcuffed him.
  — Rafael Carranza, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2025
• He was handcuffed and put in the back of the deputy’s patrol car.
  — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2026
• So try not to dwell where you are handcuffed and can’t do anything.
  — Michelle Lee, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
• She was pinned to the ground, handcuffed, and thrown into a van.
  — Oren Peleg, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2025
• Police chased him down and handcuffed him.
  — Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
• Once he was handcuffed, deputies placed him on the lower bunk of his cell.
  — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2025
• At the end, he was asked to put his hands behind his back and was handcuffed.
  — Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 2 Apr. 2026
• Police tased León in the back and handcuffed him.
  — Mattha Busby, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2026
• There’s some gunfire, and both of them had to duck and hit the dirt while they’re handcuffed.
  — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026
• Both Jake and Vince have been handcuffed to this idea their whole lives.
  — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
• At the precinct, the officers handcuffed him to a chair.
  — Omar Jimenez, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
• Thao said agents handcuffed him in front of his crying grandson.
  — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
• While police were en route, the two rangers got the man on his belly and handcuffed him.
  — Maritza Dominguez, AZCentral.com, 7 Sep. 2025
• Seeing the video of Sue being handcuffed on the ground?
  — Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
• Victims were sometimes found handcuffed or bound.
  — Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
• Victims were sometimes found handcuffed or bound.
  — ABC News, 12 May 2026
• The video shows Branch on the ground as officers handcuffed him.
  — Emily Davies, Washington Post, 25 Dec. 2023
• Rojas was pulled over at gunpoint, handcuffed.
  — Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
• Two people came out, but no one was handcuffed, said the neighbor, who did not want his name used.
  — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 5 Dec. 2025
• During the robbery, Leech was handcuffed and shot in the back of the head.
  — Louis Casiano, Fox News, 10 Mar. 2023
• Police quickly moved in to detain the man, handcuff him and lead him away.
  — Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
• The officers later forced him to the ground and handcuffed him.
  — Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2023
• He was handcuffed and placed in the backseat of the police car, police said.
  — S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 4 June 2026
• He was then captured, handcuffed, and put into the back of the police car.
  — Raul Trey Lopez, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Mar. 2026
• The man in gray appears to shout something as he is being held on the ground and handcuffed.
  — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
• She can be heard screaming as agents attempted to handcuff her.
  — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 3 Dec. 2025
• Kluwe later went to the front of the meeting, and police handcuffed him and led him out.
  — Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025
• They're not handcuffed to legacy tech stacks or corporate red tape.
  — Adam Mills, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025