locked-in
Example Sentences
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The author argues that, while many popular titles keep gamers locked in their rooms shut off from the world, Nintendo games have a communal quality.
One of the male mediums yelled out, “Don’t, I don’t want to, leave me alone,” before being dragged into a closet and locked in by unseen forces.
From Literature
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The company likely locked in its memory supply and pricing ahead of the supply crunch, he added.
From MarketWatch
"Washington and Tehran have been locked in last ditch diplomacy for decades," remarks Ellie Geranmayeh, senior policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations.
From BBC
I told Grandpa all about catching the monkeys; from the time I found them until they were locked in the corn crib.
From Literature
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