Example Sentences

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Locking money into a restricted account felt like voluntarily returning to the kind of financial straitjacket they just escaped, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Locking in the order leaves taxpayers like Kidner wondering about the gender power dynamics at play.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

Locking WhatsApp's more than three billion users into Meta AI could potentially give the company a commercial advantage over rival AI chatbots.

From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025

"Locking these kids up is just a reactive way to go about it," says Darren Damaso, a youth leader for Brother 2 Another.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2024

Locking his blue eyes on me, he smiles like he has something stuffed in his mouth.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman