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Example Sentences
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“They saw him coming and locked the doors,” Mother said.
From Literature
In an environment where the market’s few memory suppliers have chosen to be disciplined about controlling supply, those companies have been able to benefit from huge price increases and can lock in long-term deals.
From MarketWatch
Along a section of East Lake Street near Interstate 35W that is home to many small businesses—mostly Hispanic—at least nine appeared ready for customers yet had locked doors, minimal lighting and no employees.
The kid who combined a 6-foot-5 frame with single-minded focus once watched film so late into the night that he accidentally locked himself in the football facility.
Being locked barefoot in an executioner's chair sounds uncomfortable, but that is what Chris Pratt requested for his latest film, Mercy.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
