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

The alternative is that Mars' atmospheric carbon must have rained out of the atmosphere and subsequently been locked away in the ground, in the form of carbonates embedded in sedimentary rock. —Keith Cooper, Space.com, 2 July 2025

The group follows Amelia into a secret lair in Silicon Valley where the '80s motherboard is locked away. —Keith Langston, People.com, 28 June 2025

John Hoffman said all their firearms were locked away. —Mara Gottfried, Mercury News, 17 June 2025

The season 2 trailer reveals that they've been locked away in Elmira Adult Rehabilitation Center, the same place Marie tried to avoid by enrolling in God U. —Nick Romano, EW.com, 1 June 2025

Rhymes for lock away

• aaa
• adonais
• alleyway
• alumnae
• anime
• anyway
• arete
• attache
• baa
• beaujolais
• bouvier
• breakaway