locked

Example Sentences

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Argentina was locked in a tense battle with a team they were supposed to dispatch with ease.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 12, 2026

“What happened to you? You’re too young to be locked up in here with us,” a man said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2026

Unlike Earth, it is tidally locked, meaning it rotates once on its axis in exactly the same amount of time it takes to orbit its star.

From Science Daily • Jul. 9, 2026

"State and local authorities in Texas must not be locked out of the death that happened on Texas soil."

From Barron's • Jul. 8, 2026

As the steel door of the Glitch room locked behind us, I reminded myself that whatever happened, it would all be worth it.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin