lockdown

Example Sentences

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City of Edinburgh Council confirmed all schools and council buildings in the Calders area are on lockdown, while Lothian Buses said its number 20 service was being diverted until further notice.

From BBC

"We're not in like a lockdown, it's not that kind of situation. There still are cars in the road, people still kind of going about normal working life," he said.

From BBC

Head of marketing Carlsson Elkins said that companies started prioritising plants after lockdown to make spaces more appealing and get workers back into the office.

From BBC

They predicted the wealthy and their companies would be driven out by lockdowns, governance failures, crime and the sudden possibility of remote work.

From The Wall Street Journal

The woman said she put on her pyjamas and leaned out of the window to call for help, but she said - due to the ongoing Covid-19 lockdown - nobody was there.

From BBC