locked

Example Sentences

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Locked in a safe at an undisclosed location sits the key to the success of America’s hottest chicken chain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025

Locked away in prison, Amanda has little sense of the assaultive coverage’s prevalence and scope.

From Salon • Aug. 20, 2025

Locked in that moment, alone in their embrace as an appreciative capacity crowd of more than 100,000 people watched on, Owens confided to his rival: "You forced me to give my best."

From BBC • Jul. 16, 2024

Its 1986 follow-ups, “Ghosts” and “The Locked Room” comprised Auster’s famed “New York Trilogy.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2024

Locked up, not a light showing upstairs or down.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck