cuffed

past tense of cuff

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of cuffed Whyte pulled the driver out of the car and cuffed him while the other officers moved to cuff Rivera. John Annese, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cuffed
Verb
  • Since the fire, Southern California’s Air Quality Management District has slapped Lineage with multiple violations tied to the warehouse.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
  • Yesterday, the European Commission slapped AliExpress with the largest fine yet under the Digital Services Act (DSA), exceeding $625 million.
    Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 20 July 2026
Verb
  • Brown was accused of twice hitting the victim with a glass bottle to his head while Akinlolu punched him.
    K.J. Yossman, Variety, 24 July 2026
  • Lambert then punched Powell multiple times in the head, the affidavit says.
    Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 23 July 2026
Verb
  • Begin by mashing the garlic and a bit of salt with the flat side of a chef’s knife, then work in the basil in handfuls until finely chopped.
    Martha Stewart, Martha Stewart, 25 July 2026
  • The fee is disclosed up front, chopped into weekly payments, and, in his telling, never grows.
    Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026
Verb
  • One Sunday, Henrichsen assaulted an elderly couple walking along a road, knocking over an 80-year-old man and striking his wife, according to a memo compiled by the neighborhood homeowner’s association.
    Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026
  • Elordi played high school bully Nate, who in Season 3 dealt with some goons who tormented him and brutally physically assaulted him.
    Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 21 July 2026
Verb
  • The Tampa Bay Rays third baseman smacked a 463-foot whopper late last month.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 13 July 2026
  • Almost two years ago, China’s east coast was smacked by one of the strongest storms in decades, which temporarily halted container operations at both Shanghai and Ningbo ports.
    Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 8 July 2026
Verb
  • Runners advanced on a sacrifice bunt from Drew Cavanhaugh, and Luis Arraez knocked the game’s first run across with a sacrifice fly to center.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
  • The figure knocked, appeared to exchange words with someone at the door and was then allowed inside.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
Verb
  • But a wild pitch enabled Alvarez to reach first base, and Paredes socked the first pitch of 388 feet to left for a three-run home run and a 5-1 lead.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
  • Contreras socked 'em into the rarified air of the left field upper deck.
    CBS News, CBS News, 14 July 2026
Verb
  • Coney Barrett shared her experience bringing home a bulletproof vest and having her house swatted, or subject to false police reports.
    Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 15 July 2026
  • Dybantsa jumped, too, raising his left arm into the air, and swatted the ball, with one of his Wizards teammates collecting the rebound.
    Josh Robbins, New York Times, 13 July 2026

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“Cuffed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuffed. Accessed 28 Jul. 2026.

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