locked

Example Sentences

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The company signs fixed-price contracts when it has certainty, either from existing capacity or locked component prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

“We’ve already locked ourselves into disruptions that will probably last for at least three to six months.”

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

“Start looking now, but set up price alerts to watch the fares for you, then just make sure to get something locked in around the two-month-out mark,” she says.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Bath won 24-22 and locked in a home semi-final against Exeter.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

I guess they’ve all been to places that are somehow locked in time.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold