lock
noun
a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
had locked
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past perfectof lock.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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But moments later she remembered she had locked the car doors before setting off.
From BBC ● May 20, 2026
By April 15, officials announced they had locked in 273 million barrels of crude and 2.1 million tons of naphtha through year-end on routes that bypassed Hormuz.
From MarketWatch ● May 7, 2026
As part of an investigation, BBC London installed secret cameras at a vacant property while a BBC journalist posed as a customer who had locked their keys inside.
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2026
He told them he had locked eyes with Neves Valente inside a bathroom on the ground floor of the Barus & Holley building before the shooting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025
There were no windows in the tiny room in which they had locked Shadow.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
