lock away

phrasal verb

locked away; locking away; locks away

1

: to put (something) in a locked container, place, etc.

The jewelry was locked away in a cabinet.

2

: to put (someone) in a locked place (such as a prison) for a long period of time

lock away a criminal

The state locked their sister away in a psychiatric hospital.

3

: to keep (oneself) alone in a room or place for a long period of time

He locked himself away in his room while he studied.

He was locked away in his room while he studied.

Examples of lock away in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While slowly climbing the slopes of Mount Sharp — a towering peak inside Mars' Gale Crater — NASA's Curiosity rover made a remarkable discovery: large deposits of carbon locked away in carbonate minerals. —Victoria Corless, Space.com, 21 Apr. 2025

Once an non-disclosure agreement is signed, phones are locked away and the studio’s doors are closed, the reveal is underway, making a design session feel even more privileged. —Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025

It’s been locked away in this vault in Oxford and a historian brought it out with plans for a documentary. —Pam Windsor, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025

In the finale, while locked away in Arkham, Sofia receives a letter sent by Selina Kyle (Zoë Kravitz), her half-sister. —Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 22 Feb. 2025

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