locking up

Example Sentences

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But if you put a chunk of your investable wealth into an annuity, you are locking up that cash.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

But by putting $200,000 of your investable wealth into an annuity, you are locking up that cash.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 9, 2026

“It is keeping people chained and, in a sense, locking up their potential and their dreams,” said Pacheco, who serves as president and chief executive of TheDream.US, a scholarship program.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025

He made a mistake, locking up into Turn One, on his first run in qualifying and was 10th going into the final laps with Piastri fastest.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025

Moss finished locking up his bike and headed straight toward his barber.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro