chain gang
a group of convicts chained together, especially when working outside.
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How to use chain gang in a sentence
On tour, Cooke’s bus was pulled over, and he and his band came upon an actual chain gang, Cooke taking a few minutes to speak to the men who were shackled to each other, like the men at the oars in the slave ships, only now upright.
The Night Sam Cooke Made ‘Chain Gang’ a Hymn to Freedom | Colin Fleming | October 17, 2021 | The Daily BeastWhen he ripped open his shirt to show the brand from the chain gang, it got applause.
A Tony Voter on Bryan Cranston’s Overrated LBJ, Neil Patrick Harris’s Underwhelming Hedwig | Michael Musto | June 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTQuite naturally the life was far from pleasant to the chain-gang and they watched eagerly for a chance to escape.
In Africa | John T. McCutcheonSadler nodded, and we sat and watched the chain gang, till the Mayor came in out of breath.
The Belted Seas | Arthur ColtonEvery vagrant picked up by the police was tried and sentenced and shipped out to a chain-gang camp.
The Iron Puddler | James J. Davis
Bullen's always good at fighting an uphill game, and he would show off to great advantage in a chain-gang.
Condemned as a Nihilist | George Alfred HentyIf there is a dissenting vote, then he shel be put onto the chain gang for six months for his impudence in makin sich a request.
Swingin Round the Cirkle. | Petroleum V. Nasby
British Dictionary definitions for chain gang
US a group of convicted prisoners chained together, usually while doing hard labour
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