lock away

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Together, these ecosystems lock away roughly 100 gigatonnes of carbon.

From Science Daily • Feb. 24, 2026

So, some companies are trying to make planting trees more lucrative than beef by monetizing their ability to lock away planet-warming carbon.

From New York Times • May 2, 2024

The U.S. government last week announced its first research grants for soaking up carbon dioxide in the ocean, a geoengineering approach that would lock away atmospheric carbon and blunt global warming.

From Science Magazine • Sep. 13, 2023

But these giant mammals may offer today’s economy a new kind of value: an ability to safely lock away climate-warming carbon and to support ecosystems that do so on an even bigger scale.

From Scientific American • Apr. 24, 2023

The story of his number was one I’d lock away in a room and write on the door of that memory The End.

From "Harbor Me" by Jacqueline Woodson