Sentence examples for were locked from inspiring English sources

Suggestions(5)

were licked

were blockaded

were picked

were discontinued

were landlocked

Dictionary

were locked

verb

To become fastened in place.

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

synonyms

Exact(60)

The doors were locked.

The New York Times

We were locked up.

Independent

Tourists were locked down.

The Washington Post

Workers were locked in.

The New York Times

Most were locked.

The Guardian

Militants were locked up.

The Guardian - Books

All the doors were locked.

The New York Times

And they were locked out.

Princeton University

All of them were locked.

The New York Times

Roots were locked into it.

The New York Times

But the attractions were locked.

The Washington Post

More suggestions(15)

were unlocked

were caught

were located

were cancelled

were chucked

belonged locked

were incapacitated

were decommissioned

were checked

were consolidated

were stuck

were synchronized

were looked

member locked

were fucked

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