locks
- present tense form of lock (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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The new chairman has said that providing forward guidance locks policymakers into positions that they may need to change.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
Tossing her blond locks like a hair-metal vixen, she’s a needy, greedy, selfie-taking try-hard who — horrors — frets over her own mass appeal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
They show that older prison-like cells were replaced by more spacious rooms, though still with locks on the doors.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
If you’ve ever noticed those locks on drugstore shelves, you’ve seen their research at work.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
The door whips open, Marion pulls me inside and locks the latch behind us.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
