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
"Then it is high time he was put under lock and key," said Marcy indignantly.
From True To His Colors by Castlemon, Harry
Marguerite I know it, mademoiselle, and Doctor Vernon knows it also, for Felix told me that he put under lock and key your teacup.—But why did she do it?
From The Stepmother, A Drama in Five Acts by Balzac, Honoré de
Then Helen came to her brother, and the Brooklyn house was put under lock and key, and so remained till Helen's marriage, when it was set in order for the bridal pair.
From Idolatry A Romance by Hawthorne, Julian
