Examples of lockup in a Sentence
the firm conviction that juvenile offenders should never be held in adult lockups
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Salinas Valley has become one of the most violent lockups in the state.
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Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Photos capture missing American’s husband in first sighting since lockup.
—FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Diddy had faced a maximum of 20 years in lockup; the prosecution asked Subramanian for a 135-month sentence.
—Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2026
Rapper Lil Tjay was sprung from lockup Tuesday after his arrest for allegedly participating in a fight just before the rapper Offset was shot in Florida Monday evening.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
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Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Photos capture missing American’s husband in first sighting since lockup.
—FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Diddy had faced a maximum of 20 years in lockup; the prosecution asked Subramanian for a 135-month sentence.
—Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2026
Rapper Lil Tjay was sprung from lockup Tuesday after his arrest for allegedly participating in a fight just before the rapper Offset was shot in Florida Monday evening.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Lockup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lockup. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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lockup
noun
lock·up
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