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lock away

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  1. place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
    The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend
    She locked her jewels in the safe

How To Use lock away In A Sentence

  • Upwards of 100 policemen flooded the area and eventually evacuated the two huge buildings about a block away and cater-cornered to my own. Why I Write
  • Best practice would be to fit five point door bolts, make sure any glass in doors is toughened to make it harder to smash, fit security lighting and lock away any garden equipment that could be used to break into a property.
  • This camera is focused to detect a wall exactly one-half block away from the robot.
  • But all of that changed on November 5, 1983 when a drunk driver broadsided the Fisher's car one block away from their house.
  • But his honk was the anomaly, "shave and a haircut" from his LTD about half a block away meant to let his wife know he was pulling into the driveway soon. Minnesota Premier Publications - Southwest Journal Stories
  • During its history the room was used for prayer, as secure storage to lock away treasures and as a Royal guest room.
  • Inside, delicious Puerto Rican food in very satisfying portions: Try the camarones criollos with tostones -- plantains flattened into a large disc, fried, salted, and garlicked; and go home with a bottle of their fiery pique sauce. 732 4th St. at Tamalpais, and another, smaller one about a block away on 3rd. Bay Area Roundup: The Rest
  • Richard and I stayed just a block away at the Long Dell Inn, which went a long way in alleviating my suspicions of the term bed and breakfast. Archive 2009-08-01
  • He had only seen her from a distance, from a block away, but that had been enough, and he was determined never to see her up close.
  • We parked a block away, ran up to the lawn, and proceeded to bespeckle their lawn with plastic cutlery.
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