locking up

Example Sentences

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But by putting $200,000 of your investable wealth into an annuity, you are locking up that cash.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 9, 2026

Meanwhile, China is locking up the silver used to manufacture the solar panels which generate that power.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 30, 2025

“It is keeping people chained and, in a sense, locking up their potential and their dreams,” said Pacheco, who serves as president and chief executive of TheDream.US, a scholarship program.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025

He made a mistake, locking up into Turn One, on his first run in qualifying and was 10th going into the final laps with Piastri fastest.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025

Marx tried to tell him he was overreacting, but she could see him locking up emotionally; he just wouldn’t listen.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin