lock

Example Sentences

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It stayed inside the lock box and my business went elsewhere.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

And a man of 70 could today lock in a lofty payout rate of 9.3%, also the highest in about a generation, and vastly higher than he could have gotten just last fall.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

Intel is putting its five-day losing streak in the rear window as it looks to lock in a second straight day of gains Wednesday.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

This gave teachers a chance to lock their classrooms, which house students in kindergarten through third grade, she said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

He could get Abby settled in her bed, lock the door, ice his knee, and wait for Dad to come for them.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret