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
  • Washington has slapped sanctions on some of the groups and could impose more.
    ABC News, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
  • When confronted by the rest of the band (including Stevie, who pleaded with him to reconsider), Lindsey grew irate and allegedly slapped his onetime musical partner across the face and tried to strangle her.
    Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • One punched him in the face, and another stabbed him once in the buttocks, police said.
    Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 14 Sep. 2026
  • After the Giants punched their ticket by sweeping two games from the Ports, Haines confirmed that Flora would take the ball one more time in next week’s best-of-3 series against Lake Elsinore.
    Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Step 2 Add 2 large onions, finely chopped, 6 garlic cloves, finely chopped, and 1 tsp.
    Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The lettuce is chopped super fine, which means more surface area for the vinaigrette.
    Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • According to the union, 22 letter carriers have been assaulted in Colorado over the past three years.
    Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • In public, this increases a person’s risk of being robbed or assaulted.
    Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 16 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • That stretch started with the doubleheader sweep of the Detroit Tigers earlier this month, when Bazzana smacked a tying homer and a walk-off single in the nightcap.
    Zack Meisel, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Suddenly a fan favorite in New York again, Volpe smacked a grand slam and drove in a career-high five runs during his rousing return from Triple-A as the Yankees beat the Colorado Rockies 10-3 on Thursday.
    ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The news comes roughly a month after fellow receiver Ricky Pearsall had knee surgery that knocked him out for the season.
    Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Walmart knocked Harris Teeter from the top spot in 2019 and has dominated the Charlotte market since with 23% of the market share last year.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Another bout of brutal heat and energy-sapping humidity socked Southern California on Thursday, continuing what has been a remarkably muggy summer that’s brought wildfires, coastal erosion, record-breaking temperatures and general misery.
    Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The same goes for the rancor socked across by Graham (so memorable in Adolescence), whose Toby looks about ready to headbutt Miguel at any moment.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • But the justices swatted aside that order, too, without explanation.
    Bart Jansen, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Salaun was convinced that Stokes, who was a game-high plus-30, swatted five shots.
    Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026

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“Cuffed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuffed. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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