lock away
Example Sentences
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Instead of fully decomposing, plant material builds up layer upon layer over thousands of years, forming deep deposits of peat that lock away carbon for the long term.
From Science Daily • Feb. 22, 2026
An almost kilometre thick layer of clay or cap rock will lock away the CO2, just as it trapped oil and gas for millions of years, Schovsbo explains.
From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026
The U.S. government last week announced its first research grants for soaking up carbon dioxide in the ocean, a geoengineering approach that would lock away atmospheric carbon and blunt global warming.
From Science Magazine • Sep. 13, 2023
Unlike this type of land-based carbon storage, ocean and coastal ecosystems can lock away carbon for millennia.
From Scientific American • Apr. 24, 2023
In many ways, her memories of her brother have become things to lock away.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
