How to Use lockout in a Sentence

lockout

1 of 2 noun
  • This lockout could be much longer and a lot worse.
    — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
  • Next week marks three months since the start of the lockout.
    — Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026
  • A lot has changed in baseball since that last lockout.
    — Chris Branch, New York Times, 19 June 2026
  • Gets his hands on the blocker with a long and strong lockout.
    — USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2021
  • The class also has a large lockout trunk for divers.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 23 Nov. 2025
  • After my first year, which was the lockout year, that was very hard.
    — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 8 Aug. 2023
  • If owners push for a salary cap, a lockout could drag on far longer this time.
    — Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2026
  • Pulling the lockout lever is a form of leverage for the owners.
    — Maury Brown, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
  • Biden does not have the power to prevent a strike or lockout once again.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN, 12 Sep. 2022
  • This might be added in the form of a lockout button or safety switch.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • What does this mean in terms of a potential lockout?
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
  • If a dish does not sync with a patient, an alarm or lockout is triggered.
    — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
  • But the chances of a swing district lockout tend to be highest in two types of races.
    — Andrew Prokop, Vox, 5 June 2018
  • So that’s the hard part of this whole dynamic right now, in terms of the lockout.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Dec. 2021
  • Both will be suspended if a lockout lingers.
    — Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Clip and save for the upcoming lockout.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Cruz and the Senate could take the lockout card off the table.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2021
  • The two worked together for just over a month before the lockout.
    — Kristie Ackert, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2022
  • That’s the way to hold the gala in September — end the lockout.
    — Mary Carole McCauley, baltimoresun.com, 22 July 2019
  • Like the ups and downs of the lockout, Civale went through his share of highs and lows last season.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 25 Mar. 2022
  • This all stems from the lockout that pushed back the start of the regular season by a week.
    — Matt Young, Chron, 30 June 2022
  • The lockout delayed the start of camp and the start of the season in ‘22.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025
  • While a strike or lockout isn’t imminent, the sides could change their viewpoints.
    — Doug Feinberg, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
  • While a strike or lockout isn’t imminent, both sides could change their viewpoints.
    — Doug Feinberg, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
  • While a strike or lockout isn’t imminent, both sides could change their viewpoints.
    — Dallas Morning News, 8 Jan. 2026
  • But because of the lockout and the latest delay, all of that remains on hold.
    — NBC News, 3 Mar. 2022
  • Who knows what salaries will be like by then, even if there is a lockout after 2026?
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
  • No update on a strike or lockout has been given since the announcement.
    — Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
  • No update on a strike or lockout has been given since the announcement.
    — Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
  • That sparked a national outcry and hastened the end of the lockout.
    — Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026

lock out

2 of 2 verb
  • So far, they’ve been locked out.
    — Ella Lee, The Hill, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Make sure right knee is soft (not locked out) and keep hands at sides.
    — Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 21 June 2023
  • Keep the weight close to your body and lock out at the top by squeezing your glutes.
    — Jakob Roze, Health, 18 Aug. 2025
  • The workers that are locked out suffer.
    — Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026
  • She wasn’t getting locked out of the house or letting bills pile up.
    — Anna Holmes, New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2025
  • Those who had the appetite but not the resources are locked out, too.
    — Rory Smith, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2023
  • Once the funds were transferred, he was locked out of the account.
    — Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
  • There are no room keys either, because there's no one to lock out.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The man seemed out of sorts and said something about being locked out of his house.
    — cleveland, 22 July 2023
  • Keep your core tight, your spine neutral, and your legs straight (but don't lock out your knees).
    — Men's Health, 6 Jan. 2023
  • Through a spokesperson, Klotz said that his page had been hacked and he was locked out.
    — Craig Silverman, ProPublica, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Another friend got it from me and also got hacked and is locked out.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Patel will soon be locked out of his computer for good.
    — Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Install smart locks You’ll never get locked out again.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Those who do not will find themselves locked out of the defense market.
    — Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Though they’re not locked up, they’re locked out of key aspects of society.
    — Malaika Jabali, Essence, 5 Oct. 2023
  • After all, the workers who were let go in March have been locked out of their jobs since then.
    — Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 16 July 2025
  • At random intervals, we were locked out of first and reverse.
    — John Phillips, Car and Driver, 8 Aug. 2023
  • The Khalidis were locked out of their own property.
    — Ryan Byrnes, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The baseline will no doubt be raised and the legacy laptops will be locked out of all new features.
    — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
  • Some who didn’t finish the form on the first try or needed to correct a mistake were locked out.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2024
  • They are locked in, and as a result, families hoping to buy their first homes are locked out.
    — Rukmini Callimachi, New York Times, 2 June 2024
  • There has been talk about the owners locking out the players again if no agreement is reached by then.
    — Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Investors who dump stocks could stem the bleeding, but would be locked out of potential gains down the road.
    — CBS News, 7 Apr. 2025
  • But the real key is to think ahead before you’re locked out of a critical market.
    — Margot MacHol Bisnow, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
  • A lot of wealthy Russians are locked out of the West and have no way to get their money out.
    — Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 May 2024
  • Nothing like being locked out of a party that’s taking place in your own backyard.
    — Lorraine Ali news, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Once locked out, some of the people in your book moved in with extended family or friends.
    — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
  • As a result, Hinton was locked out, forcing her to create a new page.
    — Maya Eaglin, NBC News, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Kids were locked out of schools and later subjected to mask and vaccine mandates.
    — Tiffany Justice and Tina Descovich, WSJ, 11 June 2023

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