cuffed

Definition of cuffednext
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
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Verb
  • Williams then flailed his arms behind him and slapped Doncic in the throat.
    Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Anduril has also signed deals with companies in Japan and South Korea, as well as the government of Taiwan; that last partnership caught the ire of Beijing, which slapped sanctions on both Anduril and Luckey last year.
    Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The Rockets are a team that lost its starting point guard (Fred VanVleet) at the start of the year while the Knicks brought back and built upon the exact same core that punched the franchise’s first ticket to the conference finals in the last quarter-century.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Manning allegedly punched and kicked Hartman in the face and torso, scratched her, choked her and grabbed her by the hair and slammed her against the floor and wall.
    Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Jeep chopped the roofline by two inches on this one while adding 37-inch tires for better clearance.
    Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Measure out ¼ cup onion from 1 large white onion, finely chopped, and set aside.
    Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The sole occupant of the home was assaulted and tied up before the suspect stole several items from the home, including a vehicle, then used that vehicle to flee the scene, according to LeLacheur.
    Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Two other people were assaulted during the altercation but were not shot.
    Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • When Zuccarello took a swipe with his stick and smacked McCarron in the leg, the big man responded with a Oscar-worthy acting job, feigning like he had been slashed on the wrist.
    Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Krogstad smacked two doubles and drove in three runs.
    Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Video and witness statements, police said, revealed that Hussain was assaulted in the building’s lobby, struck and knocked to the ground before being forced toward his apartment.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Then in 1998, Buttered Popcorn knocked it from the top spot.
    Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The storm could bring the biggest snowfall to the region since January 2016, when New York City was socked by its worst snowstorm on record.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Hyperallergic, which first reported the malfunction, noted that a sprinkler head was damaged during preparations for Winter Storm Fern, which socked New York with nearly a foot of snow over the weekend.
    News Desk, Artforum, 28 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Donovan drove for what looked to be a routine layup before James chased him down, went airborne, and swatted it away from behind.
    Megan Armstrong, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Before things unraveled, Latz pitched masterfully, and the Rangers swatted a pair of home runs in regulation to even the season’s first series and win 5-4 on a chilly afternoon.
    Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 28 Mar. 2026

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“Cuffed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuffed. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.

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