under lock and key
Example Sentences
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The sorrows that trouble him he keeps under lock and key.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025
"I didn’t appreciate its significance then, it was kept in our house in Caerphilly but my dad kept it under lock and key," she said.
From BBC • May 5, 2025
The acting is grounded in realism but the writing refuses to keep the characters under lock and key.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2025
They still use equipment the Yankees donated in 2019 during MLB’s debut in Europe — baseball’s are in sparse supply in the U.K., so the Mets keep their gameday stockpile under lock and key.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 6, 2024
“We’ll have the troll back under lock and key long before Captain Short is in any danger.”
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
