put under lock and key
Example Sentences
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The driver was arrested and the van was towed away, put under lock and key at a local impound yard.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2025
Upon inspection, the FBI asked the storage room to be put under lock and key.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 10, 2022
Mr. BRADLAUGH: Every copy that is unsold shall be at once put under lock and key until the decision of the case.
From Autobiographical Sketches by Besant, Annie Wood
The valuable property on board was put under lock and key, for the general benefit.
From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 by Whymper, Frederick
“Might just as well be put under lock and key every night,” he thought irritably, as nonplussed as though he had a wall to scale with the woman on his back.
From The Secret Agent a Simple Tale by Conrad, Joseph
