locked

Example Sentences

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Locked in a safe at an undisclosed location sits the key to the success of America’s hottest chicken chain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025

Locked in an acrimonious divorce with no end in sight, Pam doesn’t know how she’s going to pay her son’s college tuition or handle her rebellious teenage daughter alone.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2025

Locked away for life, he’s picked up his old coping mechanism, dissociating by escaping into books, and he’s seething inside.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2025

Locked in that moment, alone in their embrace as an appreciative capacity crowd of more than 100,000 people watched on, Owens confided to his rival: "You forced me to give my best."

From BBC • Jul. 16, 2024

Locked in the deadly progression of moon and stars.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner