Locking up Sentence Examples

He began his ritual of locking up and putting out a bowl of canned cat food for Mrs. Lincoln, who came on the run at the sound of the refrigerator door.

Of all the mixed motives that went to the evolution of church architecture in the middle ages, this rivalry in ostentation was probably the most fertile in the creation of new forms. A volume might be written on the economic effects of this locking up of vast capital in unproductive buildings.

It made the great mistake of underrating the strength of its enemy; it suffered its agents to commit the strategical blunder of locking up the few troops it had in an untenable position in the north of Natal.

However in very chalky soils, there may be problems associated with the excess lime locking up the nutrients.

Meanwhile, magistrates are locking up otherwise law-abiding sellers of cannabis for seven years.

The car features a 4-channel anti-lock braking system, which will give you full steering control without locking up.

The goals of viruses can by anything, from destroying data, to locking up your system, to just messing up your computer.

A month later, they announced a 15-year partnership with ESPN, locking up the sports network and its broadcast personalities.