locked on
Example Sentences
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Alcaraz was locked on 14 Company—the side facing the parking lot—inside Cell 20, all the way in the back on the third tier.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
At the same time, he thinks he has locked on to a reason for why he has been struggling for much of the time at Ferrari and wants to make it public.
From BBC ● May 26, 2026
During the test, the drone took off, locked on to an orange hexacopter drone, captured it and brought it back down intact.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2025
Brad Lander and a handful of other Democrats spoke, too, but every camera, including mine, stayed locked on Mamdani.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2025
Naomi nodded, her eyes locked on a display of pots and pans as if it were an object of fascination.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
