Examples of 'were locked' in a sentence

Meaning of "were locked"

The phrase 'were locked' indicates that something or someone was secured or closed off with a lock, preventing access or movement. It suggests that doors, gates, or other entrances were intentionally sealed or made inaccessible

How to use "were locked" in a sentence

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You were locked up at the time of the murder.
You said that we were locked down here.
We were locked in a strange race with our captor.
The store windows were locked from within.
They were locked up and let them out.
The store windows were locked from inside.
We were locked into what we had as a private foundation.
Anyone dared to disobey were locked in the kitchen.
They were locked in a house and then incinerated.
These two wild bitches were locked up in a cage.
The men were locked in an old shipping container.
Two of the men were locked away.
Our eyes were locked together in an eternal stare.
I was just making sure the doors were locked.
I thought those were locked away in a vault somewhere.

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Every one of the castle doors were locked.
The doors were locked all the time.
The entrances to the campus buildings were locked.
The victims were locked in with their attackers.
I thought you said the doors were locked.
All politicians were locked into the washhouse.
All rooms of the main building were locked.
The doors were locked from the inside.
I thought all turbolifts were locked down.
I thought we were locked out of all their databases.
The only problem was that they were locked.
The doors were locked from the outside.
I did everything she asked while you were locked up.
The houses were locked from the inside.
I made sure that the handcuffs were locked.
The internees were locked into huts overnight.
But the door and windows were locked.
Bathrooms were locked and access tightly controlled.
I was worried that you always were locked in a laboratory.
Workers were locked out for over a month.
Douglas said the stairs were locked in place.
We were locked in the clinic from the inside.
Many of the inmates were locked up in county jails.
They were locked up in a room with a guard outside.
Each night they were locked in a safe.
They were locked in with only a tiny window.
The doors of my heart were locked until now.
Her eyes were locked on something behind him.
All the doors and windows were locked.
Up until they were locked in their cells here.
The doors to her room were locked.
Some people were locked up for as long as a year.
It is just the same as if the brakes were locked.
Our bathrooms were locked because of the mirrors.
I remember quite a few people that were locked up.

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