put under lock and key
Example Sentences
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The driver was arrested and the van was towed away, put under lock and key at a local impound yard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2025
Upon inspection, the FBI asked the storage room to be put under lock and key.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 10, 2022
She could not get over her indignation at being put under lock and key, with a servant set over her as jailer.
From His Heart's Queen by Mrs. Georgie Sheldon
Fetlock Jones was put under lock and key in an unoccupied log cabin, and left there to await his trial.
From A Double Barrelled Detective Story by Mark Twain
When both the animals had been safely put under lock and key, he felt that he might breathe more freely.
From Lair of the White Worm by Bram Stoker
