lock away
Example Sentences
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Instead of fully decomposing, plant material builds up layer upon layer over thousands of years, forming deep deposits of peat that lock away carbon for the long term.
From Science Daily • Feb. 22, 2026
Her trauma isn’t just something she can neatly lock away, she says.
From BBC • Aug. 24, 2024
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
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
