locked-in
Example Sentences
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U.S. stocks finished marginally lower on Friday, but still locked in another week of gains.
From MarketWatch
“I think it’s important to stay locked in mentally.”
From Los Angeles Times
Commission Chair Haley Broder described the inmates as “some of the most vulnerable women on earth. They can’t do anything; they’re locked in cells and being retaliated against if they report it.”
From Los Angeles Times
Denver is locked in on a division title and doesn’t have time for pity, especially coming off a two-touchdown loss to Jacksonville.
From Los Angeles Times
It also has Nebraska cattle ranchers locked in a civil war over the centuries-old tradition.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.