Sentence examples for had locked up from inspiring English sources

What if he had locked up the family guns?

But she rejected the idea that Mr. Romney had "locked up" the nomination.

During this year's preseason, he was the only pitcher who had locked up a position as a starter.

It thereby could detect when a wheel had locked up and was shedding its braking and steering ability.

He had locked up Pierce for three quarters, holding him to 9 points and 2-of-14 shooting.

For the most part, the Democrats were playing to voters they had locked up before the Lieberman selection.

The Penguins had locked up the seventh seeding in the Eastern Conference playoffs and will face Washington.

"Already voted," Mrs. Dunham quickly reassured Mr. Perlmutter, peering out to tell him he had locked up her support.

The odd thing about the community is it usually has an empty look, as if everybody had locked up and gone off somewhere.

Because the Cowboys were trailing the Eagles late in a game that they should have had locked up, I was in a particularly prickly mood.

He said that they had locked up Roy, they had squared things with the papers; they'd pay for the damage to the place, too, and call it square.