How to Use headlock in a Sentence

headlock

noun

• He had me in a headlock.
• That's when Mary put the sheep in a headlock and an adult stepped in.
  — Carlie Kollath Wells, NOLA.com, 15 Dec. 2017
• He was then tased in the back and flung to the ground in a headlock where the deputies piled on top of him.
  — Greg Moran, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2023
• Love put James in a headlock, and James didn’t seem to mind.
  — Marla Ridenour, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2022
• Alex Fei threw Lee Chun-yi to the floor, jumped on his chest and held him in a headlock.
  — Ralph Jennings, latimes.com, 4 Aug. 2017
• The former Suns guard is then put in a headlock as the fight spills out to the hallway.
  — azcentral, 13 July 2018
• One of the boys had the girl in a headlock at one point during the assault, the suit alleges.
  — oregonlive, 11 Oct. 2021
• Todd put Chris in a headlock; Brittany took the gun and shot Todd, killing him.
  — Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
• One of the victims was put into a headlock and punched.
  — Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2024
• The 15-year-old quadruple amputee, a young black boy, is on the kitchen floor, in a headlock.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 19 Nov. 2019
• James Arvid, 18, put the guard in a headlock and held him down, but the guard still managed to radio for help.
  — Gabrielle Russon, orlandosentinel.com, 30 Dec. 2020
• Spengler put Jude in a headlock against a car as the mob punched and shouted at him.
  — Emma Roller, The New Republic, 5 Oct. 2020
• The suspect tried to place the officer in a headlock and punch the officer in the head.
  — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2019
• The sheriff said two men got into a fight and one had the other in a headlock.
  — Carol Robinson, AL.com, 16 Oct. 2017
• The man in the headlock pulled a small handgun from his pocket and shot the other man in the abdomen.
  — Carol Robinson, AL.com, 16 Oct. 2017
• Towns then threw a punch and missed, and then put Embiid in a headlock.
  — Christopher Brito, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2019
• Fury being warned against putting Wilder in a headlock.
  — Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2021
• Arvid put the guard in a headlock and held him down, but the guard still managed to radio for help, the report said.
  — Gabrielle Russon, orlandosentinel.com, 16 Nov. 2020
• That officer then drops to the ground next to the suspect and appears to put him in a headlock.
  — Madison Park, CNN, 4 May 2018
• The video shows the deputy, who is white, crouching on the floor and putting a headlock around a shirtless Immanuel, who is black.
  — NBC News, 15 Nov. 2019
• Within seconds, the employee put the man in a headlock and held him down, the video shows.
  — Julian Mark, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2022
• She is then accused of putting a 13-year-old runner in a headlock and trying to push him over the bridge.
  — Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2019
• The man placed the victim into a headlock, which left scratches on the victim’s head and rips in his shirt.
  — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 4 Oct. 2019
• Valdez placed Lizarraga in a headlock and would not release him.
  — Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2022
• While waiting on the platform she was grabbed from behind and put in a headlock.
  — Nikolas Lanum, Fox News, 18 Dec. 2021
• Toward the end of the episode, Sajak went in for the attack, attempting to put Fred in a headlock.
  — Jessica Wang, EW.com, 22 Mar. 2023
• Anthony wrestles Brown to the ground, at one point putting him in a headlock.
  — Christian Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2023
• Stray Cat grabbed her opponent’s arm, spun it around her back and threw her in a headlock.
  — Alyson Krueger Martina Tuaty, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2023
• The fight came to an end when Kelley put Bhuiyan into a headlock and stabbed him multiple times.
  — Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 26 June 2024
• The car is then reportedly seen on video driving away from the scene with the victim in a headlock, according to the warrant affidavits.
  — Kellie Love, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2024

Last Updated: 31 Oct 2024