locked

Example Sentences

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Chinese vehicles are effectively locked out of the U.S. market because of stiff tariffs and national-security concerns.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

But, he said, he told them the guns were locked in a safe and that his son didn’t have access to them.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

"Unfortunately I locked up the fronts into Turn 3 and I was a passenger," said Alonso.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

That’s just how the retail business operates, which is precisely why seeing so many items locked away behind a theft-protection system reminiscent of an M.C.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

Seemed to me if they filled in the privies, locked up the school, and threw the key down the well, they could save some real money and do us all a service.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck