Sentence examples for was locking from inspiring English sources

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pipe locking

"was locking" is a correct and usable part of a sentence in written English.
You can use it when describing an action that was in progress at some point in the past. For example: "I heard a loud noise coming from the backroom and when I went to investigate, I saw that the door was locked and someone was locking it from the inside."

Dictionary

was locking

verb

To become fastened in place.

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

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It was locking into someone else's harmony.

The Guardian - Money

I was locking up the tyres here and there.

The Guardian - Sport

The waitress at the Cafe Castille was locking up.

The Guardian

"I was locking and locking and locking," Hamilton said.

The New York Times

He was locking the lyrics into his memory, too.

The New Yorker

"So we were not able to find out how it was locking us out".

The Guardian

In other words, Jujamcyn was locking out the St. James stagehands.

The New York Times

Similar(4)

Booze was locked up.

The New York Times - Sports

The hatch was locked.

The New Yorker

It was locked.

The New York Times - Books

The door was locked.

The Economist

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