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
In the end poor Dora was marched to the cabin and put under lock and key.
From The Rover Boys on the Ocean Or, a chase for a fortune by Stratemeyer, Edward
“Might just as well be put under lock and key every night,” he thought irritably, as nonplussed as though he had a wall to scale with the woman on his back.
From The Secret Agent a Simple Tale by Conrad, Joseph
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 Stoker, Bram
