Sentence examples for been locked from inspiring English sources

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"been locked" is correct and can be used in written English.
You can use it in the past perfect tense, which is used to describe an action that has taken place before another action in the past. For example, "The door had been locked when I got there."

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been locked

verb

To become fastened in place.

If you put the brakes on too hard, the wheels will lock.

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But it hadn't been locked earlier.

Independent

"The city has been locked down".

The New York Times

"It could have been locked away".

The New Yorker

He had been locked in.

The New York Times

The players have been locked out since July 1.

The New York Times - Sports

I've been locked into, of course, "Homeland".

The New York Times

I been locked up my whole life. . . .

The New Yorker

"I've been locked up," he said.

The New York Times

All the doors have been locked".

The New York Times

Why have NBA stars been locked out?

The Guardian - Sport

They also know they've been locked out.

The Guardian

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