How To Use Cuff In A Sentence

At any rate, she rolled up the cuffs of her camouflage cargo pants a few times so she didn't trip if today's class required running.
Thirty unarmed INS agents accompanied the flight, guarding the handcuffed deportees in shifts, standing in aircraft's aisles at every fifth row.
A white blouse with gathered cuffs and lace at the throat where a red jewel lies. SEA MUSIC
The students come to handicuffs over it; they spill the wine, and it turns into flame. The Faust-Legend and Goethe's 'Faust'
Webb had shoulder surgery in August, a so-called "debridement" procedure that amounted to a clean-up of his rotator cuff and labrum. Azcentral.com | news

Having no money, I reimbursed her with my gold cufflinks. Times, Sunday Times
The low boot cuff allows you to maintain the tuck position longer and with less effort.
Black, a popular color at this time, accents her turret and frontlet, collar, cuffs, and wide hem. Fashion in Art: Medieval France and the Netherlands
How can Dr. Hughes tell us that putting these women in cuffs and in prison frees them? swoplv, on June 10th, 2009 at 7: 03 pm Said: Donna Hughes and Criminalizing Prostitution « Bound, Not Gagged
These pumps have been around for years and as winter rolls in, the only way to wear them under trousers is in the darker colors (slightly scuffed), with opaque tights. Does the Shoe Fit? Finding the Perfect Flat
Ah! that was Sit-cum-to-ha, shrilly anathematizing the dogs as she cuffed and beat them into the harnesses. THE LAW OF LIFE
I changed into a pair of black bell-bottoms and a white keyhole peasant shirt that had lace on the cuffs.
You pull out the pressure cuff, pump the bubble thing, staring at the gismo that resembles your caller ID. Full Tilt Boogie
Learn to trust the ankle support designed into a high cuff in-line skate.
As he was walking past a ship chandler's shop, he was shocked to see handcuffs, leg shackles, and thumbscrews in the window.
The clue is in his green tie and cufflinks. Times, Sunday Times
I looked him up and down, taking in the unshaven cheeks, the missing button on his shirt, the ratty cuffs on his jeans. NO BODY
He and Hannah had been scuffling in the yard outside his house.
He tuck de han 'cuffs off my han's," she replied, "an 'de spancels off my feet, an' Jesus made me free. A Woman's Life-Work — Labors and Experiences
I scuffed the heel of my boot on the step.
Most of the nicks, scuffs and gouges that currently mar the work are a result of human carelessness, such as carts and chairs banging into the walls.
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The terrified family were handcuffed, had pillows pulled over their heads and were held at gunpoint overnight.
He sensed more than heard the scuffle of trainer shoes on concrete behind him and threw a casual glance over his shoulder.
Blood pressure is normally taken with a device that has an inflatable cuff that is wrapped around the upper arm.
Their cuff links were dour. Times, Sunday Times
He is alleged to have resisted arrest after failing a breath test and was taken away in handcuffs. The Sun
Bold, oversized metal cuffs and heavy chain necklaces give any outfit a tough edge. Times, Sunday Times
Actual policemen brought the prisoners down to the police station in handcuffs and did the booking.
En dat po 'boy dat you's be'n a-kickin' en a-cuffin 'today is Percy Driscoll's son en yo' _marster_ -- Pudd'nhead Wilson
He tugged at his shirt cuffs, flicked lint from his lapels, and straightened his tie. NO BODY
A scuffle on Friday night ended in a police constable sustaining a fractured hand.
Ten minutes in a playground and the jumper would be off, polished shoes scuffed and shorts stained with apple juice. The Sun
In children, cuff bladder width should be at least 40 percent of the arm circumference halfway between the olecranon and acromion; the cuff should then cover 80 percent or more of the arm circumference.
There were scuffles when UDF hecklers began to shout down the speakers.
Juliette wears her wedding ring, her Sunday coat with fur collar and cuffs, dark hair flat and held to one side in a long barrette. WHITE LIES
It has two zippered side-entry pockets and high-quality ribbing at the waist and cuffs.
The prisoner told lawyers he was tortured using the strappado, in which a prisoner is suspended from a bar with handcuffs.
He stood there, as calm as ever, wearing only his neat black trousers and his scuffed boots, a few tendrils of plum-coloured hair tracing a colourful pattern against the smooth monotony of his skin.
There was a scuffle and I lost my hat in the melee.
Is it permissible to wear cufflinks with a precious stone in the daytime, I would call across the office. Times, Sunday Times
HuffPost's Sam Stein writes, Unwilling or perhaps uneager to let go of last week's scuffle over Mitt Romney's controversial distortion of an old Barack Obama quote, the Democratic National Committee announced on Monday a major ad campaign attacking the former Massachusetts governor's character. HUFFPOST FUNDRACE - Obama Takes A Page From Bush, GOP Targets Obama Through TV Ads, Palin Dead Enders Want Her To Reconsider
Perhaps it would be a little shore crab that betrayed itself by scuffling down amongst the corallite or sea-weed, perhaps a little fierce-looking bristly fish, which shot under a ledge of the rock all amongst the limpets, acorn barnacles, or the thousands of yellow and brown and striped snaily fellows that crawled about in company with the periwinkles and pelican's feet. Devon Boys A Tale of the North Shore
The shirt was trimmed with sea otter fur along the side gussets, the neck, and around the cuffs.
The three men and two women were arrested, handcuffed and held in police cells. Times, Sunday Times
The parka has a height-adjustable, insulated hood, underarm gussets and articulated elbows for good mobility in the field, and adjustable cuffs.
Allowing the tiny twosome to wreak havoc is the Brazilian midfield minder, prone to fisticuffs and protective of the rearguard.
A white blouse with gathered cuffs and lace at the throat where a red jewel lies. SEA MUSIC
You might have a sleek shirt, but a nice set of cufflinks can make you look like a real powerhouse - never underestimate their appeal.
You needed a long bar, made of some dark aged wood, all nicked and scuffed smooth along its edges.
The scuffling of boots and the softer clip-clop of a woman's heels brought his thoughts from Caroline.
Is it permissible to wear cufflinks with a precious stone in the daytime, I would call across the office. Times, Sunday Times
Just as the cuff is taking over ears and fingers, the wrist cuff is under threat. Times, Sunday Times
The sergeant has come instead for a blacksmith who can promptly mend the broken cuffs so that they can be put to use this afternoon in the hunt for two escaped convicts.
The policeman snapped the handcuffs around her wrist.
They got out of their car and, without notice, put us under arrest and handcuffed us.
As they scuffled, a foot struck the lantern, pushing it perilously close to the edge. End of Time
Once, I heard something scuffling inside one of the forbidden rooms, as if a cat or other animal was scratching their paws over the walls.
His wrists broke as he tried to catch himself, splintering under the weight of the senseless lunks of people handcuffed to him.
His shoulders are rolled forward, his hair floppy and unbrushed, and he's wearing loose blue jeans and scuffed hiking boots.
The boot's plastic cuff has been pared down so that, while it still cradles the heel and lower leg, it now allows for some forward flex.
They talk for a moment, scuff their feet, and eventually shakes hands and smile.
Around one barricade there was a scuffle which claimed three victims, the only deaths in Moscow. The Collins History of the World in the 20th Century
I can only imagine his knapsack is full of dildos and anal beads and ticklers and handcuffs and shit. INDIANA JONES DOMINATRIX PICTURES
Workers picketed the site and scuffles broke out between picketers and non-union workers.
He wore a kind of paletôt of light camlet cloth, with voluminous lapels and deep cuffs of lavender watered silk; very baggy trousers, with lavender stripes down the seams; very shiny boots and quite as glossy a hat; his attire being completed by tightly-fitting gloves, of the hue known in Paris as beurre frais — that is to say, light yellow. Alexis Soyer and the Rise of the Celebrity Chef
If it's just a normal cuff, decide what length you want the pants, then add about 1.5 inches.
Workers picketed the site and scuffles broke out between picketers and non-union workers.
Then Claire realized the scuffs were only about a day old.
We'll just stagnate, and there could be nothing for Fisticuffs or Oliver or Isa, to take over. THE AMBASSADOR'S WOMEN
A few weeks ago the 47-year old olive farmer suffered a heart attack during a scuffle with the soldiers guarding the wall.
Del Toro's wood-plank facade is now scuffed and plastered with concert bills, no sign or door in sight.
Two convicts escape while handcuffed together, and are pursued by police and the press while attempting to track down their former associates.
So she dismounted and gave him a cuff,6 whereupon he awoke in affright and said to her, “O m lady, praised be Allah for thy safe coming!” The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
One of them was tackled and, once on the ground, cuffed by an officer who bestrode him.
Their cuff links were dour. Times, Sunday Times
My first attempt to saw into the boulder barely scuffs the rock.
If you have big-boned forearms, try a chunky cuff while a slim wrist suits more delicate bracelets or bangles. The Sun
Because of the long nose, another place worth checking for scuffs is the front bumper.
Four guards escorted Saddam out of the courtroom after they cuffed him.
When the officer said call us back if he comes back, that means he did not commit a crime that we can make a case against him with; now if we are there and he acts an ass, then disorderly conduct works to put him in cuffs every time. An Echo of Virginia Tech
He used a pillowcase to carry his stethoscope, otoscope, blood pressure cuff, and pulse oximeter.
I checked the shackles that held the Monster to its slab, giving it a sharp cuff as it lashed out with its wicked needle-thin teeth at my face, slobber and foam flying from its mouth.
I could still practically feel the handcuffs on my wrist.
Examine any classic photograph of the original arbiter of style in golf, Ben Hogan, and notice the cuffs on his slacks.
She was ridiculously dressed in a white nurse-like style dress with bubblegum pink lapels, pockets, and cuffs.
He once swam a mile with his hands and feet handcuffed together and did 12 lengths in a straitjacket.
He stood up and tugged on his navy blue tunic and adjusted the cuffs of his sleeves, which bore the four gold solid stripes of his rank.
You could even "cuff-block" (take someone else's handcuff, which is awesome because it pisses them off and gives you trade bait in one fell swoop). Undefined
Why, only yesterday the desperate villain handcuffed the very sheriff in the very courtyard! The Hidden Hand
I suddenly felt cold metal handcuffs slap on my wrists.
The first thing I see right off the cuff is this group is still in love with LaVey and his plagiarist thoughts! Progressive Satanism? Satanic Insurance or an Cult! | Disinformation
Some men still believe in fisticuffs as a method of settling grudges.
The man that took the place of the silhouette had bandages on his left arm and chest and a couple of small scuffs here and there.
The older man smoothed out the cuffs of his sleeves and leaned against his desk.
In his hands was a length of chains leading to some iron cuffs, much too heavy for the being who wore them.
Staffordshire Enamels boxes, bonbonnières, music boxes, cufflinks, paperweights and clocks are shipped all over the world to discerning collectors.
Azon assaulted an officer while being patted down, and officers discovered a bag containing 5.7 grams of cocaine in one of his hands while he was being hancuffed, the spokeswoman said. Reflector - Latest Headlines from The Daily Reflector
The shirt's cuffs won't sag and lose their shape after washing.
The clue is in his green tie and cufflinks. Times, Sunday Times
Manchester United's Christmas knees-up turned into a real bash as scuffles threatened to dampen the party atmosphere.
She was handcuffed and taken into custody, and then taken for medical treatment.
The two Norwegians threatened to arrest Inge while the out of uniform police officer wielded a pair of handcuffs to add to the threats.
Within seconds, rollerblading officer Stephane Ajuelos has handcuffed a colleague posing as a thief.
But secret video of Milosevic being marched in handcuffs, head bowed, to his solitary cell spoke more eloquently: he no longer has the power to instill fear and exert total control over the nation he misruled for more than a decade.
He wore a chestnut-colored jacket and waistcoat; his necktie was orange, somewhere between rust and coral, and his cufflinks were the same color. Gay Talese
The Masai, Tepilit, is standing handcuffed between two policemen in the dock as the circuit judge enters.
A 19-year-old who escaped police still wearing the handcuffs used to detain him has been brought to justice.
Amid the fisticuffs there's greatness, as we film junkies know.
Edward Celmins, 25, crushed the life out of 46-year-old Karl Celmins when they "scuffled" at the older man's flat in Morton after an afternoon spent drinking. News round-up
At the cemetery, they let Tony be handcuffed just to one prison officer.
What began as a heated exchange of words soon became full-blown fisticuffs.
Handcuffed or in cages, people convicted of no crime are transported to and from these centres in high-security vehicles.
Julie walked over and sat down next to her, playing with the cuffs of her sweatshirt.
Let's say they found an Illinois matchbook, a pair of sawed-apart handcuffs, some direct proof her son had been to see her. THE BINGO PALACE
Out of all the fights, all the scuffles and tussles, this was the only one that mattered.
At the word whelp, he cuffed him with his hammerlike fist, and Miner went down in a heap. Wayside Courtships
They scuffled for a few minutes, but did not exchange blows.
Previous attempts by other companies required tearing up supermarket floors to install the ads, leaving scuff marks on the concept.
A blow, a short rush, a clinch and scuffle, and the voice of the massier, stern and reproachful: The King in Yellow
He was brutally beaten, struck over the head with a weapon, and handcuffed to a toilet while the gang ‘robbed’ the van.
Slowly the the boat came into dock with the moorings and a slight thud resounded through out the ship as the cuffs locked down the ship holding it in place.
It features a two-button placket, full-fashioned rib-knit collar with contrast tipping, set-in sleeve, rib-knit cuffs with contrast tipping and extended back length with vent hem.
Hinged cuffs improve a skate's ankle support, forward flexibility, and stability.
The guard pulled Rob to his feet and forcefully set him into the chair, cuffing his hands behind him.
He has little time, for he has heard the scuffle downstairs when the wife tried to force her way up, and perhaps he has already heard from his lascar confederate that the police are hurrying up the street. Sole Music
Unluckily for her, we were cuffed together, so she came crashing down with me.
The ski/walk switch needs to click louder so you know the cuff is locked forward (an important piece of information when you're about to side-slip into a chute).
But here comes a cuffin -- who cuts short my tale, Musa Pedestris - Three Centuries of Canting Songs and Slang Rhymes [1536 - 1896]
Moments later, the officer was again slapping a pair of handcuffs on the 23-year-old man, who had apparently just slipped free from bracelets another officer had snapped around his wrists 16 hours earlier.
The four new styles include collar and cuffs with the following designs: thin stripe, bird's-eye, racing and wide stripe.
There was a scuffling and two of the employees ran off in the same direction, Angel stood and waited patiently, but felt all of the establishment's eyes upon her.
The two young gentlemen, having seen their blooming charges safely within the door of the Alms-House, and vainly endeavored to look through the keyhole at them going up-stairs, scuffle away together with that sensation of blended imbecility and irascibility which is equally characteristic of callow youth and inexperienced Thomas Cats when retiring together from the society of female friends who seem to be still on the fence as regards their ultimate preferences. Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 14, July 2, 1870
In the scuffle, they exchange rapiers and Hamlet slices Laertes with the venomous weapon.
A few scuffles with the law culminated in a year of jail time.
His Rolex slid out from beneath his cuff; the smooth rotation of the second hand showed that it was real. DO NO HARM
Turns out only one of his two associates is from Portland, and he has the hard-edged glitter in his eyes and cuff-links that I associate with men of rank, or at least of pretension to such. For Adams, photo op becomes knock op (Jack Bog's Blog)
He was forced face down on the bunk while the handcuffs were removed and replaced by nylon flex cuffs.
For accuracy, use of a mercury sphygmomanometer is preferred, and cuff size should be appropriate.
It may have been a scuffed effort but at times like these, any goal will do. The Sun
Violent scuffles broke out between rival groups demonstrating for and against independence.
The image changed suddenly to slippered feet scuffing at the spotless carpet before the fireplace.
Many species - including gannets, puffins, guillemots, and kittiwakes - nest on cuffs over 900 feet high.
However Castlecuffe slipped behind in the second half but the girls rallied and piled on the pressure and were back in the lead, minutes before time.
We had this special stain stick for collars and cuffs. Times, Sunday Times
Anyone who believes they should put Americans first (as you suggest Rosen does) could easily say that if an immigrant and a nonimmigrant were competing for a job, then a "put non-immigrants first" policy would support "handcuffing the immigrant to a tree" because it would reduce the competition for the job. Rosen and Responsibility, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
The police cuffed me and put me in the car.
Svenson was not normally given to such arrogant posturing, but he felt sure that the two were not men of violence — that indeed, they were educated and accustomed to clean cuffs and uncalloused hands … rather like himself, actually. The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters
A red-faced couple were forced to drive to Hadleigh fire station after the handcuffs they had put on got stuck.
Around Washington, tuxedos rent for about a hundred dollars a night; the price includes a bow tie, cuff links, a cummerbund, and sometimes shoes. ‘Men in Black’ (the Classic Cut) - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com
No age limit on Gwinnett police Taser policy | ajc. com: Last week's use of a Taser stun gun on a handcuffed 14-year-old trick or treater is within Gwinnett County police policy, which has no age provision, police said. Archive 2007-11-04
But the flesh-coloured chiffon was covered in delicate embroidery and the revealing bodice took refuge in an ultra feminine jacket with dainty ruffling on the collar and cuff.
Apparently, there had been some sort of scuffle and a heated argument.
And to photograph the dovecote full of multicolored pigeons, all billing, cooing, and scuffling.
The newly blancoed surface was easily scuffed or marked, necessitating a repetition of the entire laborious procedure.
The long-sleeve style has button-through sleeve plackets, adjustable cuffs and a back pleat.
Outside her room, her sister, Sabrina, scuffled into the bathroom bleary eyed.
E, F: In the hippocampus, on day 8 post-injection, three cuffed vessels harboring a venule-like morphology (white stars in E) are surrounded by CFSE PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
Their arms were in cuffs chained to the wall, and their toes skimmed the ground.
The cufflinks are the hardest to get right, Peppard says. The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed
Very shortly, the officer who had handcuffed Jim removed the bracelets and offered an apology.
He then tried to bite other cops before being handcuffed and put in a van. The Sun
Indeed, the Gators have been through a rough couple weeks, but Donovan scoffs at the perception that the scuffle is a sign of a team in turmoil. USATODAY.com - Gators come into tourney bruised, battling
The article reported that the girl was detained in handcuffs and shackles.
Its sleeves are 34.5 cm long and taper from about 25.75 cm wide at the armhole to about 11.25 cm wide at the cuff end.
The two broke free but were cuffed by police after escaping the attacking nonagenarian through a bedroom window.
Mr Brown said: ‘I have got big wheals on my wrists where the handcuffs were, and I fell and bashed up my legs, which are very painful.’
frayed cuffs
He has closely cropped red hair and wears a red-and-green-plaid shirt, Levis with an inch of rolled-up cuffs, and vintage black-and-white Keds. Soul Trapper
Some designers showed fur as a trim - around the necklines or hemlines of dresses, or on the collars and cuffs of sweaters and jackets.
Without sensation he watched the cuff inflate and Thom listened as he let the air out of the sphygmomanometer. The Burning Wire
It has two zippered side-entry pockets and high-quality ribbing at the waist and cuffs.
At first I hated that squeezy feeling as the cuff inflated round my arm, but, gradually, I came to tolerate it.
He felt the gentle give of the handcuffs beneath his expert hands and reigned in his emotions.
One of the points of those hot-selling pieces are the fake two piece T-shirt with double lapel collar in the neckline design and the corresponding contrast color in the cuff.
He wondered, too, whether the man would be willing to unlock the handcuff that chafed away at his right wrist.
The sleeves were immense, turned back at the cuff and held with diamond clasps to reveal the plain white silk of the undersleeve; her wrists were hidden beneath frothing white lace.
The staggering on too-high heels, the silly hats, the little black dresses covered in tinsel and the semi-drunken jokes about handcuffs. It’s That Time Of Year Again « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG
We used them at first for keepsakes, pocketknives and cuff links, she detailed. Sometimes It's Not Just a Cigar Box
It was rather an elaborate military uniform, with golden tassels on the edge of its golden epaulettes and gold trim on the cuffs and collar.
The ornate rugs on the rough, wooden floor seemed to be nothing but pieces of carpet, dirt scuffing away the designs of its former glamour.
Sewing two buttons together as an impromptu cufflink is a better solution. Binder Clips As DIY Emergency Cuff Links | Lifehacker Australia
“Every officer of the Virginia Regiment is, as soon as possible, to provide himself with an uniform dress,” he ordered on October 5, “which is to be of fine broad cloath: The coat blue, faced and cuffed with scarlet, with a plain silver lace if to be had, the breeches to be blue; and everyone to provide himself with a silver-laced hat, of a fashionable size.” George Washington’s First War
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My wife says I cannot tell a joke, but I can make off-the-cuff cracks that have been known to elicit the occasional chuckle.
Placement of the cuff for brachial pressure measurement was approximately 3 cm above the cubital fossa.
The gold chain was retrieved and returned to the owner, albeit in pieces and with a portion missing following the scuffle.
Her rings, necklaces and cufflinks combine clean, modern lines with an array of glowing colours.
M. ERIC DYSON: I think that, you know, we're engaging in some rhetorical fisticuffs, so to speak, a kind of pugilism of the domestic sphere. CNN Transcript Mar 20, 2008
The examiner must check for associated injuries, including proximal humeral fractures, avulsion of the rotator cuff, and injuries to the adjacent neurovascular structures.
There was no serious scuffling and no punches thrown.
Her dark dress has a creamy collar and cuffs, daubed with salmon trim.
There were pillars, shadows, memorial brasses, boys scuffling and swopping stamps behind Prayer Books; the sound of a rusty pump; the Doctor booming, about immortality and quitting ourselves like men; and The Waves
The next time a nurse inflates a blood pressure cuff around your bicep, pay attention.
Frank regains consciousness, and is taken aback to find that he is handcuffed to his hospital bed.
He sensed more than heard the scuffle of trainer shoes on concrete behind him and threw a casual glance over his shoulder.
Instead, we look upon a bewildered bear dressed incongruously in a white shirt with cuff links. Times, Sunday Times
Hudson, who was wearing a black T-shirt and black leather jacket, climbed down the ladder at 10.30 am and was handcuffed by police before being bundled into a police van.
If this is part of the reason the anecdote raises a smile, comedy would seem to be functioning here at its moral, corrective level, scuffing the shine on vanity and entrapping the diabolical self.
At each prenatal visit, the health care provider measures blood pressure with an inflatable cuff that wraps around the woman's upper arm.

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