under lock and key
Example Sentences
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The sorrows that trouble him he keeps under lock and key.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025
Just days before the stone was to be released, a federal court judge ordered that the emerald remain under lock and key until the federal case with Brazil concludes.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2024
Participants would need to be kept under lock and key so their food intake could be tightly managed.
From BBC • Jul. 27, 2024
They still use equipment the Yankees donated in 2019 during MLB’s debut in Europe — baseball’s are in sparse supply in the U.K., so the Mets keep their gameday stockpile under lock and key.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 6, 2024
“We’ll have the troll back under lock and key long before Captain Short is in any danger.”
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
