lock away

Example Sentences

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Together, these ecosystems lock away roughly 100 gigatonnes of carbon.

From Science Daily • Feb. 24, 2026

So, some companies are trying to make planting trees more lucrative than beef by monetizing their ability to lock away planet-warming carbon.

From New York Times • May 2, 2024

NS&I was offering a market-leading fixed deal at the time, which required savers to lock away their savings.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2023

The U.S. government last week announced its first research grants for soaking up carbon dioxide in the ocean, a geoengineering approach that would lock away atmospheric carbon and blunt global warming.

From Science Magazine • Sep. 13, 2023

In many ways, her memories of her brother have become things to lock away.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr