locked in
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Instead, stocks have spent the past three months locked in a relatively narrow trading range.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
While Buck seems locked in for that Super Bowl LXV broadcast, his longtime booth partner may not be — at least not yet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
By the fourth and fifth sets, Alcaraz was locked in again but could not prevent Shelton closing out the win of his life.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Kalshi and Polymarket, along with the CFTC, are locked in a battle about whether prediction markets’ operations violate state gambling laws.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
I felt disloyal for wanting to learn English, for liking pizza, for studying the girls with big hair and trying out their styles at home, locked in the bathroom where no one could watch.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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