lockdown

Example Sentences

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Pakistani authorities put central Islamabad on lockdown as the Iranian and American negotiating teams arrived, reflecting security concerns swirling around the high-stakes talks taking place during a fragile cease-fire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

The secondary school was briefly placed on lockdown before the pursuit continued.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

U.S. crude prices surged 51% in March for their largest monthly gain since May 2020, when the easing of Covid-19 lockdown measures and steep production cuts by the OPEC+ cartel sparked an 88% rally.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Like many, Huw got his first dog - a black Labrador named Clyde - in lockdown, and describes him as a "symbol of home" that also became the symbol of his business.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

She was tired, not just from being pregnant and from the lockdown but from the unpleasant phone call she’d just had with corporate about ways to increase efficiency, which really meant ways to save money.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman