locking
- present participle of lock.
Example Sentences
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Locking in on regular family life is what makes Bargatze a unicorn in his world.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Locking in the order leaves taxpayers like Kidner wondering about the gender power dynamics at play.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026
Locking in stable income isn’t easy—especially with interest rates slowly coming down.
From Barron's • Dec. 8, 2025
"Locking your doors and not coming out of your room is the unhealthy thing to do, as we saw in Covid times," said Pope.
From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025
Locking my arms together across my chest, I close my eyes and try to sleep.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
