lock out
Example Sentences
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At this point, there is virtually no doubt that baseball’s team owners are going to lock out the players after this year’s World Series.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
Mikaela Shiffrin was in a league of her own in the last women's World Cup slalom before the Winter Olympics on Sunday to lock out a record ninth title in the discipline.
From Barron's ● Jan. 25, 2026
England would probably prefer to get Australia from pot two, but that would lock out lower-ranked Asian countries from pots three and four.
From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2025
The trio’s ultimate goal is to turn the Honmoon gold, which would lock out the demon realm for all time.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2025
They hurried to the door that would take them into the stairwell to the top level, where they could go through the water lock, out the caverns, and into freedom in the forest.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
