locked

Example Sentences

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Chinese vehicles are effectively locked out of the U.S. market because of stiff tariffs and national-security concerns.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Once inside, he said reporters were locked down in the press briefing room for around 30 minutes.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

But, he said, he told them the guns were locked in a safe and that his son didn’t have access to them.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

That’s just how the retail business operates, which is precisely why seeing so many items locked away behind a theft-protection system reminiscent of an M.C.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

I stared yearningly at the locked doors on either side of us; I could not remember behind which ones my sisters had disappeared.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom