locked-in
Example Sentences
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“None of us are locked in how we want to be,” McDonald said.
From Los Angeles Times
She felt completely locked in to the character, a woman with a big personality, and a fearless, sometimes chaotic approach to situations.
From Los Angeles Times
WASHINGTON—The cryptocurrency and banking industries are locked in a lobbying battle over digital tokens that yield annual payouts, a fight that threatens to derail legislation intended to bring crypto into mainstream finance.
And there we stood for a few silent seconds, locked in a jaw-clenching standoff until our eyes began to tear up.
From Literature
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By Sunday night, it counted as a relative snore when the Patriots and Chargers entered the final 15 minutes of their matchup locked in a one-score game.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.