locked on

Example Sentences

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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

Several times in that run, they have been locked on for the winners' enclosure, only to veer into the rails in the final quarter.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2024

After a few minutes of my eyes locked on the wall of astronauts, Thomas leaned in to me and said, “Your picture will be up there too someday, Miranium.”

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas