lockdown

Example Sentences

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One month into the UK's Covid-19 lockdown in 2020, Coleman, then 15, saved a document to his iPad.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

A war stalemate and lockdown in the Strait of Hormuz did not get in the way of the best month for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq since 2020.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

During lockdown in 2020, "Tom Holland was one of the first students online giving actor classes from his bedroom," Worden recalled.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

The city’s central districts remained largely on lockdown Saturday with entrance points largely sealed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

He could disable the lockdown system himself—when he found it.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer