shackle in a sentence
n.
📚 Grade Level: Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
Definition
To shackle means to restrain or restrict someone or something, often in a way that limits freedom or expression.
Sample Sentences
- The oppressive regime sought to shackle the voices of dissent through censorship.
- Her past experiences seemed to shackle her from fully embracing new opportunities.
- The heavy chains used to shackle the prisoners clanked as they were led into the courtroom.
- He felt a deep desire to break free from the societal norms that seemed to shackle his creativity.
- The law was intended to shackle corporations from exploiting the environment without consequence.
- The prisoner felt the weight of the shackle as he shuffled across the cold floor.
- Her dreams of freedom were often overshadowed by the shackle of her responsibilities.
- The old legend spoke of a magical shackle that bound the spirits of the restless.
- He managed to break the shackle that had held him back for so long.
- In the midst of chaos, she found a way to shatter the shackle of doubt that plagued her.
- The prisoner felt the heavy shackle on his ankle as he attempted to walk.
- Her dreams were shackled by the fear of failure, holding her back from pursuing her passions.
- The revolutionary movement aimed to shackle the oppressive regime that had ruled for decades.
- In the depths of winter, the lake began to shackle itself in a thick layer of ice.
- He found it hard to concentrate, as doubts began to shackle his mind with uncertainty.