locked

Example Sentences

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In 2015, he knocked his colleagues’ failure to hear a challenge to a San Francisco rule requiring that handguns be stored in locked containers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

“The Tell” is not a fabrication; those who have read it agree that something very traumatic happened to Griffin, and that her brain locked it away as a protective measure.

From Salon • Jun. 25, 2026

But while buyers and sellers are back at the table in some markets, others are still locked in place.

From Barron's • Jun. 22, 2026

"But the house was locked from the outside. He called a neighbour who came and unlocked the door and everyone saw my condition and began to cry."

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

Mr. Reardon glanced away for a second, then locked his gaze on Mom’s eyes.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix