Example Sentences

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“My back was spasming the last couple holes and it was locking up. I came down and it didn’t move and I presented hosel first and shanked it.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2024

"My back was spasming the last couple holes and it was locking up," he explained, adding he would receive treatment to be ready for the second round.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2024

In the early 1980s, Mr. Russell noticed that one of the fingers on his right hand was locking whenever he played.

From Washington Post • Feb. 6, 2023

Asked why he was locking the doors, he let his black shirt, emblazoned with what appeared to be the word “security,” speak for him.

From New York Times • May 16, 2022

Later that night, just as the porter was locking the lodge, she and Pantalaimon slipped out and made their way through the dark streets, hearing all the bells of Oxford chiming midnight.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman