Sentence examples for locked down for from inspiring English sources

In Abu Hishma, residents complain that the village is locked down for 15 hours a day, meaning that they are unable to go to the mosque for morning and evening prayers.

Parts of that city were locked down for a day.

Centers of protest in 2008, like the Labrang Monastery in Xiahe, were locked down for months.

The Capitol was locked down for a half-hour during the chase and shooting.

The Commons and Lords were locked down for several hours because of fears of further attacks.

The university remained locked down for about 90 minutes after the incident.

The school was locked down for about 30 minutes while the police sorted it out.

The unit "should have been locked down for several months to train and to do static operations," he said.

At 8.30pm, when the building is locked down for the night, he is released for 30 minutes.

The Capitol was locked down for 45 minutes until word came that the gunman had been caught.

Roadblocks were set up and three schools were locked down for five hours during the police search.