locked up
Example Sentences
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Per usual they locked up the crowd’s phones to see his show but fortunately there were plenty of actual cameras capturing what went on so hopefully you get to see what we saw very soon.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
The senior executive team at QXO owns about 30% of the company, but the vast majority is locked up for six years.
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
“Countries from all over the World…have asked the United States if we could help free up their Ships, which are locked up in the Strait of Hormuz,” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Sunday.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
And because no one who is locked up in this country should have to wait for the system to fix itself.
From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026
The girls asked Mr. Johnson if he could show them exactly how he locked up every night.
From "Pony Problems: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #3" by Carolyn Keene
