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
Every article of food was put under lock and key, the night-latch was changed, and Mrs. Lawk, in addition to her duties as jailer to Master Moses Alphonso, constituted herself turnkey of the establishment.
From Trifles for the Christmas Holidays by Armstrong, H. S.
This was not an easy matter to compass in a poor house like ours, where we had nothing valuable to put under lock and key.
From The Queen of Hearts by Collins, Wilkie
A heavy hasp was spiked to its place, and the cabin was put under lock and key for the first time.
From Buffalo Roost by Cheley, F. H.
