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Example Sentences

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In season one of “Seinfeld,” Jerry secures his apartment door with what he calls the most impenetrable lock on the market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

However, most politicians, including the chancellor, are also committing to keep paying for the triple lock on the state pension, which guarantees it rises each year by the highest of average wages, inflation or 2.5%.

From BBC • Nov. 22, 2025

“China has a lock on rare earth elements and the high-tech magnets made from them, and there is no easy way to break its chokehold.”

From Barron's • Oct. 20, 2025

Still, at the 77th Academy Awards ceremony, held Feb. 27, 2005, at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, “Million Dollar Baby” was not a lock on the prize — until all at once, it was.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2025

I install a lock on my bedroom door.

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon