in chains

Examples (10)

• The prisoner was led away in chains.
• In the dungeons, the captives were kept in heavy chains.
• The historical painting showed slaves being transported in chains.
• He vowed he would rather die than live in chains.
• The captured pirate was thrown into the brig, bound in chains.
• For twenty years, the political dissident languished in chains.
• The escaped bear was eventually found and put back in chains.
• After the rebellion was crushed, its leaders were paraded through the city in chains.
• The fantasy novel described a great beast held in magical chains deep beneath the mountain.
• Even after his release, he felt mentally trapped, as if he were still in chains.